UNRULY PASSENGERS ICAO CIR. 288 UPDATE

Abstract

This article shortly updates the current work on International Civil Aviation Organization on unruly passengers. This very important issue was introduced by many interested parties to ICAO, including airlines during last diplomatic conferences. ICAO was active in this area from 17 years. This Guidance Material as soft law serves to the states in incorporation into their national law the mechanisms of dealing with unruly passengers. Definition of acts of such behaviours on board the aircraft and jurisdiction are often not recognized by many national legal regimes worldwide. Due to the lack of broad participation of states in the latest ICAO achievements referring to this subject – Montreal Protocol 2014, update of existing circular seems to be very productive way and significant tool for states in exercising their jurisdiction in air transport on daily basis.