Air rage incidents soar on UK flights
The number of "air rage" incidents on UK airlines has quadrupled over a 3-year period. Civil Aviation Authority data shows there were 386 dangerous incidents in 2015 - compared with just 85 in 2013. The head of a leading budget airline has suggested people who cause trouble could be banned by all operators. Examples of incidents quoted by the CAA include disruptive passengers fighting each other and one passenger who had to be restrained during the flight after "progressively disruptive behaviour" before attempting to open the plane door. Internationally, too, the problem seems to be growing. IATA has seen a growth in the number of reports of unruly passenger incidents every year since 2007, with more than 10,000 reported last year. A quarter of them mention drugs or alcohol as a trigger <br/>
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Air rage incidents soar on UK flights
The number of "air rage" incidents on UK airlines has quadrupled over a 3-year period. Civil Aviation Authority data shows there were 386 dangerous incidents in 2015 - compared with just 85 in 2013. The head of a leading budget airline has suggested people who cause trouble could be banned by all operators. Examples of incidents quoted by the CAA include disruptive passengers fighting each other and one passenger who had to be restrained during the flight after "progressively disruptive behaviour" before attempting to open the plane door. Internationally, too, the problem seems to be growing. IATA has seen a growth in the number of reports of unruly passenger incidents every year since 2007, with more than 10,000 reported last year. A quarter of them mention drugs or alcohol as a trigger <br/>
