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Aviation: Anti-social Behaviour

Commons · Question 77034 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will increase the (a) penalties and (b) sanctions for air passengers who cause (i) disruption, (ii) delay and (iii) danger to (A) passengers and (B) crew on commercial passenger aircraft (1) during fligh

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 14 Oct 2025

All passengers and crew should have the right to feel safe when travelling by air. The Air Navigation Order 2016 sets out offences such as endangering an aircraft, interfering with crew duties, or being drunk onboard, all of which carry criminal penalties...