MONTREAL PROTOCOL 2014 ON DISRUPTIVE PASSENGERS ENTERS INTO FORCE JANUARY 1, 2020
January 13, 2020
With the ratification by Nigeria on November 26, 2019, of the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft (Montreal Protocol 2014 or MP14), this law will enter into force among 22 signatories on January 1, 2020. The MP14 seeks to close jurisdictional gaps and ensure deterrence of unruly passengers regardless of the registration of the aircraft on which they travel. The protocol requires states parties to take jurisdiction over unruly passenger incidents onboard flights landing in their territory.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) saluted this development and announced that it expects further ratifications of the protocol soon. It also encouraged member airlines to work with their civil aviation authorities to promote international uniformity in the enforcement of administrative, civil, and criminal remedies to reduce disruptive behavior by passengers.
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