FOI 16055-25 - Disruptive Airline Passengers

Request:

1. The total number of recorded incidents involving disruptive airline passengers per year, for the past ten years (i.e., 2015–2024), broken down on a year-by-year basis to account for any variations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. Of those incidents, the number in which alcohol was identified or flagged as a contributing factor, again broken down annually.

3. The number of disruptive passenger-related incidents that resulted in arrests, presented year by year.

This request specifically relates to incidents at airports or onboard aircraft within your jurisdiction, or otherwise handled by your force under aviation or public order legislation.

Response:

Question 1:
2015 – 0
2016 – 0
2017 – 0
2018 – 0
2019 – 0
2020 – 0
2021 – 0
2022 – 0
2023 – 0
2024 – 0

Question 2:
2015 – 0
2016 – 0
2017 – 0
2018 – 0
2019 – 0
2020 – 0
2021 – 0
2022 – 0
2023 – 0
2024 – 0

Question 3:
2015 – 0
2016 – 0
2017 – 0
2018 – 0
2019 – 0
2020 – 0
2021 – 0
2022 – 0
2023 – 0
2024 – 0

The numerical data presented in this response is an unaudited snapshot of unpublished data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.

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