Airlines want to share information on “air rage” incidents to draw up a blacklist of passengers who would not be allowed to fly again.
The industry is suggesting an expansion of the Government’s GB pound 1.2 billion ten-year electronic borders programme, which aims to improve border security, by sharing passenger information with law-enforcement agencies.
The emergence of a wider range of passengers who could be barred from flying – other than suspected terrorists and previous immigration offenders – is disclosed in a Home Office paper on the electronic borders scheme.
– The Times
Pilots are in open revolt over what they describe as “heavy-handed” security checks at airports.
More than 70 have submitted official complaints to the Civil Aviation Authority while others have voiced their anger on a number of websites.
One pilot has even left the industry after a confrontation with a security guard which led to him being arrested, even though he was later cleared.
– The Telegraph
British Airways has been forced to fly jumbo jets full of lost baggage to the US in an attempt to reunite passengers with their belongings. The airline has confirmed that up to ten baggage flights have left London for New York in the past two months.
The Association of European Airlines said last week that BA was the worst large carrier in Europe for losing bags, with one in 36 passengers affected. The special flights were used by BA to clear a backlog of 22,000 items of luggage that were not transported on flights with their owners.
– The Times
