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UK Plans National Database to Ban Disruptive Passengers

6/1/2026

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The UK government proposes a nationally coordinated database, jointly run by the Department for Transport and airlines, to track disruptive passengers.
Department for Transport officials will meet airline representatives this month to discuss the proposal.
Airline representatives, including Jet2’s chief operations officer Phil Ward and Airlines UK, support the scheme as a zero-tolerance measure that would extend bans across UK carriers.

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Story summary

The UK government proposes a nationally coordinated database, jointly run by the Department for Transport and airlines, to track disruptive passengers.
Department for Transport officials will meet airline representatives this month to discuss the proposal.
Airline representatives, including Jet2’s chief operations officer Phil Ward and Airlines UK, support the scheme as a zero-tolerance measure that would extend bans across UK carriers.