Fewer passengers became unruly on commercial flights last year but a bigger share of those incidents involved serious behavior problems such as fighting or threatening passengers and crew members. That was the assessment by the International Air Transport Assn., the trade group for the world’s airline industry. The number of reports of unruly passengers declined in 2016. The number of reports of unruly passengers declined in 2016. The trade group said most of the drinking took place at airport bars and restaurants or in the plane without the knowledge of the crew.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 08, 2017 15:00 UTC