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The US government has provided very useful advice on these matters for carriers, but as Patricia Friend, President of the Association of Flight Attendants points out, advisory materials are not enough: “In a market which aims to encourage low cost start up airlines, and in which there is ferocious competition we need mandatory rules. Implementing these measures costs money and some airlines are going to say they can’t or won’t spend that money.”
As a result of lobbying by US unions, in March 2000 the US Government raised the maximum fine for disruptive passenger behaviour offences from $1,100 to $25,000.
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Editorial | Zeroing in on Air Rage | Figuring it out | Beyond the reach of the law? | The ITF launches an international campaign day | AIDS and Africa: an issue for transport workers | Cruise Shipping: Behind the fantasy | A hidden world | ITF bolsters flag of convenience campaign | ITF prepares campaign | More jobs for women – more discrimination | Interview: Doro Zinke | A day in the working life: Delhi taxi driver
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