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Liam Gilliver

Travel bans and €20,000 fines: How France is cracking down on disruptive air passengers

France has revealed a brutal clampdown on disruptive air passengers, arguing unruly behaviour poses a “growing threat to flight safety”.

The French government warns that in Europe, aviation agencies report between 200 and 500 in-air incidents per month. In 2024, the Air Transport Association (IATA) recorded one incident in every 395 flights.

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