OTTAWA—Air carriers should be allowed to share information about unruly passengers to help keep the skies safer, Canada’s largest airline says.
A carrier can ban people with a history of disruptive behaviour from taking further flights with that airline, Air Canada notes in a submission to the federal government.
But legislation does not permit airlines to exchange information about passengers, even when they believe them to be a safety risk to others.
In the submission to a federal review of the Canada Transportation Act, Air Canada says safety “should always be first and foremost.”
A report flowing from the submission, which is likely to include some recommendations about air safety, is expected to be made public in the coming weeks.
An Alberta man was charged in late December after a flight attendant was injured on an Air Canada flight to India. The plane had to turn around and head back to Toronto, where it was met by police.
