Dangerous in-flight incidents rise fourfold
The number of ‘dangerous’ in-flight incidents on UK airlines has rises fourfold in three years.
Figures from the Civil Aviation Authority showed there were 85 ‘air rage’ incidents in 2013, but the figure climbed to 386 last year.
Alcohol has been blamed for many of the incidents and airlines have taken steps to try to stop the shocking rise.
Last month, Jet 2 introduced a ban on in-flight alcohol sales before 08:00 and is calling for airports and retailers to follow its lead.
It is also encouraging industry partners to support the call for fully-sealed bags for alcohol purchased in airports, which it has been trialling at Manchester and Glasgow airports.
As part of its clampdown on bad behaviour, over 500 passengers have been refused travel since 2015, with over 50 of these given lifetime bans.
This summer Britain’s new Aviation Minister Lord Ahmad said he would examine the way alcohol is sold at airports to curb the number of drink-related incidents on flights.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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