Incidents involving unruly passengers had become less frequent but the offenses had become more serious, according to a study by an international airline trade group two years ago. The amendment allows countries where the plane lands to prosecute a troublemaker on an international flight. “The protocol will also serve to enhance global aviation security provisions by expressly extending legal recognition and protections to in-flight security officers.”AdvertisementStatistics on unruly passengers on flights between 2007 and 2017. In 2017, there were 8,731 incidents of unruly passengers on flights operated by airlines that are members of IATA, the airline trade group, compared with 9,837 in the previous year. In the U.S., the FAA said it recorded 90 incidents of unruly passengers in 2017, down from 101 incidents the previous year.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 02, 2019 23:15 UTC