Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000714/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Tom Berendsen (PPE)
All Europeans should be able to count on getting from A to B safely and as pleasantly as possible. The behaviour of passengers themselves also plays an important role in this. Their behaviour is more important in aviation than anywhere else. Passengers and crew members often sit there together for several hours in a rather small space without being able to take refuge elsewhere or call for help from law enforcement agents. This makes aviation especially vulnerable to unruly behaviour on the part of passengers. Accordingly, any precautionary measures we can take in this area are more than welcome.
At present, airlines keep their own lists of unruly passengers. Therefore, pooling or sharing this information would be a small step towards reducing the number of unruly airline passengers and thus bolstering passenger and crew safety. Unfortunately, this is not always possible due to privacy rules. As a result, passengers who have caused trouble on one airline can travel on another airline without a care in the world. This undermines the deterrent effect that such a list should have, which is not the intention.
In view of this:
- 1.What steps need to be taken to remove obstacles to the creation of a European list of unruly airline passengers?
- 2.Is the Commission prepared to draw up a European list of unruly airline passengers?
Submitted: 17.2.2025