Air Rage Information Resources
Extreme misbehavior by unruly passengers, often called air rage or sky rage, can lead to some tense moments in the air and may even put crew members and passengers at risk. Reasons for such behavior include excessive alcohol consumption, smoking bans, crowding, and long flights, psychological feelings of a loss of control, or problems with authority figures. The following resources should provide the passenger or the airline professional with insights into how to deal with these situations.
Related Resources
Safe Flier
Advice on the Use of Portable Electronic Devices
Training for Life
CDT Training
Anxieties.com
The Psychological Self-Help online book
Other air rage examples
Making Complaints
Noteworthy Events from TheSmokingGun.com
Links to copies of various court and law enforcement reports
An Unruly Southwest Passenger Killed by Other Passengers
Feb 2000 FBI report of an Event on a US Airways Jet
Stink bombs on TWA aircraft
Extreme Drinking Event in First Class
Other Events
Organizations
AirRage.org
Media Coverage
BBC 23 July 2001 report featuring 2000 UK statistics
BBC 1 April 1999 special report
http://airsafe.com/issues/rage.htm -- Revised 7 September 2007
