The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has reported a significant increase in incidents involving unruly passengers on flights operated by Irish airlines in 2023. The IAA's annual safety performance review revealed a 43% rise in reported incidents, with a total of 426 cases compared to 298 in 2022. This makes it the second most common event type reported last year, after bird strikes.
The Irish Aviation Authority has reported a “statistically significant” increase in the number of incidents involving difficult and unruly passengers on flights operated by Irish air carriers last year.
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He expressed concern that violent outbursts were now weekly occurrences with cabin crew and other travellers being targeted by drunken passengers. The Ryanair boss said earlier this week that he would be prepared to introduce a two-drink limit on his aircraft if the same rule was applied at airport bars.
The IAA review also revealed that there were 64 incidents on flights operated by Irish air carriers being struck by lightning during 2023 – up from 35 the previous year. The latest figures show there were three non-fatal accidents involving Irish aircraft last year as well as eight serious incidents.
The IAA welcomed an increase in the occurrence reporting rate as a sign that aircraft operators were continuing to deliver “a maturing reporting culture.” However, it also stressed that the chances of a passenger being on a flight of an Irish air carrier that experienced a safety occurrence remained “very low” as there were over 727,500 such flights during 2023.
While international aviation authorities had identified various categories of incidents as the main contributors to accidents with high fatalities including loss of control inflight, mid-air collisions and runway incursions, the IAA said there had been no such accidents involving Irish aircraft in such categories over the past five years.
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