Handling of passengers intoxicated or with mental disturbances.
UNRULY PASSENGER BEHAVIOR DUE TO ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
Unruly behavior or acts by passengers, due to alcohol intoxication or otherwise, is against international law based on the Tokyo Convention of 1963. The Convention defines unruly acts as: “…acts which, whether or not they are offences [against the penal law of a State], may or do jeopardize the safety of the aircraft or of persons or property therein or which jeopardize good order and discipline on board...” Among other things, the Convention authorizes the Pilot-in-Command to disembark or deliver an unruly person to law enforcement (article 6). Furthermore, article 10 of the Convention grants flight crew and cabin crew members immunity from subsequent legal proceedings for actions
taken against an unruly passenger: “…For actions taken in accordance with this Convention, neither the aircraft commander, any other member of the crew, any passenger, the owner or the operator of the aircraft, nor the person on whose behalf the flight was performed shall be held responsible in any proceeding on account of the treatment undergone by the person against whom the actions were taken...”