Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2008-08-19
Intro: Reported incidents of disruption involving air passengers have more than trebled in the last five years, official figures show.
There were 2,219 instances of violent, abusive or unacceptable behaviour between April 2006 and March 2007, compared to 648 incidents in 2002/3.
Civil Aviation Authority figures showed that alcohol was a factor in 34% of cases, and smoking in 25%.
Pilots' association Balpa said members were "very concerned" about the issue. . . .
* 25% involved smoking - mostly passengers caught trying to smoke secretly in aircraft toilets
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