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JAL and ANA issue guidelines addressing unruly passenger behavior
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Sumit Singh Editorial Lead | Simple Flying

Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have issued new guidelines to address unruly passenger behavior, aiming to protect their employees. Both airlines have defined customer harassment and outlined various actions that harm the working environment of their staff. They may refuse service and report passengers to authorities for severe misconduct.

Airlines often face passenger complaints, but employees sometimes endure badly behaved passengers. Japan's two largest carriers have now introduced specific guidelines to handle such situations.

As skies become turbulent not only from weather but also from unruly passengers, JAL and ANA are taking a stand against these incidents. The ANA Group defines customer harassment as behavior that exploits a superior position, involves illegal activities or actions that harm employees' working environment. Examples include verbal abuse, threats, excessive demands, physical violence, property damage, business disruptions, unauthorized workspace access, deceptive behavior towards employees, credibility damage to the company or staff, voyeurism, stalking, indecent behavior, obscene remarks, or sexual harassment.

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ANA states that if a passenger's behavior is identified as harassment, they will initially be dealt with politely. However, if the situation escalates, the airline may refuse service and report the individual to authorities.

Japan Airlines has similar policies. It considers harassment as any words or deeds exploiting a superior position or actions impeding flight safety and harming employees' working environment. Examples include abusive language, threats to staff, unreasonable demands, assault, business disruptions through prolonged detention or repeated complaints, unpermitted workplace entry, deception of employees, slander on social media or the internet, and sexual harassment.

JAL outlines measures for handling such situations which may involve police and legal intervention.

In recent years there have been numerous cases of unruly passenger behavior worldwide ranging from verbal abuse and physical assault to attempts at entering the cockpit door.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has zero tolerance for such incidents and has developed a toolkit including airport signage and public service announcements on social media warning against disruptive behaviors. The FAA states: "Dangerous passengers put everyone at risk. Threatening or violent behavior can distract and disrupt crewmembers from their primary responsibility – to ensure the safety of all passengers. If you disrupt a flight you risk not only substantial fines from the FAA but also federal criminal prosecution and jail time."

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