![]() ![]() So that person can just go and fly with a different operator. ![]() "The difficulty that we have currently is that someone can be violent on a particular operator's aeroplane and then that operator cannot pass that information on to another operator. "This bill aims to ensure that violent people who cause mayhem on aeroplanes are actually banned from flying for a specific period of time by a court," Mr Johnson said. He's introducing a 10 Minute Rule Bill on the issue on 24 May. The Conservative MP for Dartford, Gareth Johnson, believes the law needs to change to deal with the increasing numbers. Many incidents of so-called "air rage" have been documented by shocked fellow travellers on social media. ![]() Next week, in a bid to reduce those numbers, MPs will be considering a new law that could see offenders banned from all British carriers. New figures exclusively shared with Sky News show 1,028 cases were reported by UK airlines in 2022 - nearly triple the number reported in 2019. Mass brawls, sexual assaults, physical violence, drunken threats, verbal abuse, passengers stripping off: all examples of the kind of disruptive behaviour experienced by cabin crew in recent years. By Amanda Akass, politics and business correspondent ![]()
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