Incidents of unruly behaviour on flights have increased three-fold Partygate - Airlines are aware of increasing incidents amongst customers It’s a travel scenario that’s becoming all too familiar – a flight bound for sunny climes is forced to divert due to unruly behaviour from difficult passengers. The kind of headline-grabbing bad behaviour once reserved for rock stars has emerged as a significant post-Covid aviation problem. Launching the #NotOnMyFlight campaign recently, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and major industry partners revealed that there has been a threefold increase in reports of incidents involving difficult and unruly passengers since 2019.
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