New Treaty to Deal With Disruptive Passengers Goes Into Effect

A notable new international treaty to better prosecute unruly airline passengers has one notable exception.

The United States.

Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14) went into effect on Jan. 1. Among other things, it gives greater latitude to countries to deal with disruptive passengers on international flights by including the country where the flight is scheduled to land, not just the country from where the flight originated.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) noted that the new treaty strengthens prosecution efforts, as previously some 60% of cases went un-prosecuted because the country where the flight landed had no legal authority.