Civil Aviation Authority reports stable number of disruptive passengers

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

According to the UK Civil Aviation Authority despite a surge in overall passenger numbers, the number of disruptive passenger incident was relatively stable.

In the year 2016 there was a total of 415 incidents reported, 417 in 2017 , showing a slight drop in 2018 standing at 413.

There was an 8.9 per cent growth in the number of passengers departing from Britian’s airport between 2016 and 2018.

The figures are directed towards any passenger incident which threatens the safety of the aircraft, it might be alcohol related or not.Passengers caught smoking, drunk or not, aggressive behavior towards the cabin crew due to drugs etc were taken into account.

In 2017 only 31 per cent of the incidents were linked to alcohol as per the data.

In the Glasgow Airport at both the national and local level there are positive signs showing a 52 per cent decrease in outbound-related offenders.

The police figures at the Heathrow Airport revealed that there was at least one incident of alcohol-related disruptive behavior per million departing passengers in 2018.

Similarly, there was a 23 per cent reduction in incidents of disruptive behavior at the Manchester Airport in 2018. Birmingham airport saw similar results.

Disruptive passengers had been taken very seriously by the aviation industry, penalties include denial of boarding, monetary fines and jail for the serious offenders.

In the government backed awareness campaign ‘One Too Many’, the aviation industry’s major trade association representing travel retailers, airlines and airports joined hands to remind the passengers in 2018.

Richard Stephenson, director at the UK Civil Aviation Authority stated that  UK Civil Aviation Authority has been working with the industry to lower the number of disruptive passenger incidents in airports and on flights.

All efforts will be made to reduce the incidents and encourage the industry to continue to work in tackling the issue.

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