Air rage incidents almost double, hand baggage charges an issue
Dutch NewsThe number of incidents of air rage at Dutch airports and on planes has almost doubled in the first six months of this year, and rows over cabin baggage may be behind the surge, the Telegraaf reported on Friday. Transport ministry inspectors recorded 705 incidents in the first six months of the year, compared with 470 in the year earlier period, the paper said, quoting ILT figures. “We’ve had a lot of reports of passengers exploding in fury when they were told they had to pay extra for hand baggage,” union spokesman David van de Geer said. “But their number is still below the number of incidents involving smoking on board or people refusing to put on their seat belts.” “This is a worrying development which we recognise,” said Coen George, from the Dutch air traffic association VNV.
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