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Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
India placed 379 passengers on ‘No Fly List' in last five years: Centre
India has placed 379 passengers on the 'No Fly List' in the last five years, the Union ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) said in the Parliament on Tuesday. The T1 terminal of Delhi airport. (Vipin Kumar/ HT Photo) In a written response to a question raised by Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol shared an yearly breakup of individuals banned from flying due to unruly behaviour. As per the data shared, ten people were placed in the list in 2020. That number rose to 66 in 2021, but there was a slight dip in 2022 with 63 people being banned from flying. However, 2023 saw 110 people being put on the list, the highest so far. This decreased to 82 in 2024 and till July 30 this year, 48 people have been placed in the list. The government confirmed that it maintains a record of all individuals placed on the list and stated, 'As per the provisions of Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) on 'Handling of unruly/disruptive passengers', unruly passengers are categorised into three levels based on the severity of their misconduct onboard an aircraft.' 'The duration of ban for Level 1 misconduct is up to three months, for Level 2 is up to six months and for Level 3 is a minimum of 2 years or more without limit,' he added. As per rules, aggrieved people, after being informed about being included in the 'No Fly List' and the duration of the ban, have the right to appeal, within 60 days from the date of issue of the order, before an appellate committee constituted by the civil aviation ministry. The appellate committee comprises a retired judge of a high court as the chairman, a representative from a passengers' association, consumer association, or a retired officer of a Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum as a member, a representative of the airline holding a position not below the rank of vice-president or its equivalent as a member. Once the appeal is heard, the appellate committee issues a decision, and their ruling is considered final. If the appellant disagrees with the decision, they have rights to take the matter to the high court.
Deccan Herald
03-08-2025
- Deccan Herald
Army officer's unhinged attack leaves SpiceJet staff with broken jaw, spinal fracture
There is road rage, and now there is often - air rage A passenger beats up a @flyspicejet staffer using whatever he could find then @CISFHQrs enters & someone slaps passenger. Full drama Important to know why he did this (massive delay?) #NoFlyList incoming? @DGCAIndia ✈️
19-07-2025
The consequences of in-flight arrests
Katie Jackson, the founder of Katie Talks Travel, discusses what it means to be on the No Fly List after a passenger was arrested after allegedly trying to open a plane's exit door mid-flight.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rep Data Launches Market Research Industry's First-Ever "No-Fly" Suppression List to Eradicate Bad Actors
New suppression list blocks repeat fraudsters across sources, bringing lasting accountability to sample quality NEW ORLEANS, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rep Data, the industry's leading provider of high-quality research data and fraud prevention solutions, today announced the market research industry's first-ever "No-Fly" list. This list ensures the permanent exclusion of all known bad actors from entering or re-entering any survey, when run through Rep Data's Research Defender. "No one outside of our team has a clue how many times these same bad actors are popping up across the same sample sources over and over again, regardless of which source you're leveraging. The No-Fly list is a win for all researchers," said Patrick Stokes, Founder and CEO of Rep Data. Rep Data is uniquely able to create and maintain this list thanks to its ability to see and record 3 billion survey scans in the last 12 months across nearly 200 sample sources, with approximately 15 million more scans coming in each day. Vignesh Krishnan, CTO at Rep Data added: "Even if a respondent is taking your survey through a first-party source, you might not know that it's the 267th survey of their day, because it's a bad actor equipped to game the system to reap incentives at high volumes. You also might not know that they've already answered that same survey in three other sources that happen to share samples behind the scenes due to supply shifts. The industry is messy, and the No-Fly list addition to Rep Data's Research Defender fraud prevention suite helps researchers clean it all up for their projects, permanently." To showcase the necessity for such an industry-wide suppression list, Steven Snell, PhD, Head of Research at Rep Data, conducted a study using 1,928 respondents from a variety of prevalent sample sources. Rather than blocking low-quality respondents with Research Defender as is standard practice, he allowed them in, mirroring the typical researcher experience when purchasing sample from these sources. The findings were alarming: 31% of responses were fraudulent, and worse yet, 26% were classified as "good-looking fraud" meaning there would have been no way to detect the poor quality through either human-supervised or AI-focused data cleaning. "At Rep Data, we set the bar for quality with continuous development of Research Defender, the leading product in survey fraud detection," added Stokes. "Just a few weeks ago, our team spotted a rise in a new fraud trend accounting for about 0.3% of traffic across the entire survey ecosystem, mixing and matching IP addresses and device identifiers to be able to batch enter the same survey, and we mitigated the risk immediately. No one else is doing this. Now, we're taking it a step further by blacklisting bad actors permanently with our No-Fly list." About Rep DataRep Data is a technology-driven data and insights partner, helping insights professionals streamline insights initiatives with a focus on data quality and consistent execution. Partnering with market research agencies, consultancies, Fortune 500 corporations, advertising and brand strategy firms, universities, and public relations agencies, Rep Data delivers real, reliable, and fraud-free research data at scale. Its solutions include: Research Desk, a centralized DIY sampling platform that enhances efficiency and data quality; and Research Defender, an advanced fraud prevention system that conducts 2.9 billion security scans annually to protect data integrity. Through tech-enabled services, Rep Data provides expert support to help organizations scale with confidence. Committed to high-quality data and innovative tech-enabled solutions, Rep Data is redefining market research to drive faster, more reliable insights. For more information, visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Rep Data Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
There Are Actually 2 Types of No-fly Lists—Here's How You Get Placed on Them
There are two major types of no-fly lists: the official No Fly List created by the government and individual airline lists. Reasons for being placed on the list vary, and you may not know you're on one until you try to book or board a you've ever watched the movie, 'Due Date,' you're probably familiar with the concept of a no-fly list. In the 2010 film, Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifiniakis' characters end up having to drive across the country after getting kicked off of a flight for inadvertently using trigger words like 'bomb' and 'terrorist.' While the movie is a comedy, and it's not based on a true story, no-fly lists are no joke. American citizens are entitled to certain inalienable human rights, but flying isn't one of them. If you do something that the federal government or the airlines deem bad enough, you can lose the right to a middle seat faster than the flight attendants can give their safety speech. The U.S. federal government's official No Fly List is a private list created and updated by a division of the FBI called the Threat Screening Center (TSC). The No Fly List is actually part of a larger list, the terrorist watchlist. 'While we cannot provide a demographic breakdown, we can confirm that U.S. persons make up approximately half a percent of No Fly records,' an FBI spokesperson tells Travel + Leisure. Anyone on the No Fly List is banned from flying on commercial aircraft to or from the U.S. Additionally, they're not allowed to fly, commercially, over the U.S. According to the FBI, any individual, regardless of where they have citizenship, can end up on the No Fly List. For years, extremely wealthy passengers on the No Fly List have gotten around it by flying in and out on their private jets which aren't subject to screening by TSA, one of the government agencies with access to the No Fly List. There are a number of things that can get you on the federal No Fly List. For starters, you could be placed on it if you make a threat that can be deemed an act of international or domestic terrorism pertaining to an aircraft, an airline, a passenger, or civil aviation security. You can also find yourself on the list for a threat to commit an act of terrorism with respect to the U.S. or a threat to commit an act of international terrorism. This includes making threats against U.S. government facilities abroad such as embassies, consulates, and military bases. The federal No Fly List is not public because if it were, terrorist organizations could potentially use it to their advantage. Most of the time, the only way you'll know that you're on the federal No Fly List is because you won't receive a boarding pass from the airline after purchasing your ticket. In extremely limited circumstances, if you're a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, you may receive a letter from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informing you that you are on the No Fly List, although it doesn't always explain why you're on it. Often, the letter will include an option for you to appeal if you think you don't belong on the No Fly List. If you are not a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, you won't receive this letter. In addition to the official federal No Fly List, airlines are allowed to blacklist passengers from future flights. 'Like most major airlines, Delta does maintain an internal no-fly list separate from a no-fly list managed by TSA/Homeland Security,' a spokesperson for Delta told T+L. 'Out of many security and operational considerations, we don't comment or characterize details about our internal list.' Many passengers on these airline no-fly lists—which airlines have different names for—are deemed 'unruly passengers.' In 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) logged 2,102 unruly passenger reports. It may seem like a lot, but keep in mind that 2.9 million passengers fly in and out of U.S. airports every day. Being on one airline's no-fly list doesn't mean you are on another airline's no-fly list. For the most part, they don't share that information. For example, when Executive Platinum American Airlines member Keith White showed up at the airport only to find himself on American Airlines' no-fly list, he was able to get to his final destination by purchasing a last-minute ticket on another airline. By the time he reached his final destination, American Airlines had removed him from their no-fly list; they never told him why he was on it. Unruly behavior is the number one reason passengers end up on an airline's no-fly list. This includes making threats or acting in a violent manner that prevents airline crew members from doing their jobs, which subsequently impacts the safety of other passengers. In 2022, Delta reported having nearly 2,000 passengers on its no-fly list, most of whom ended up on it for refusing to wear a mask during the height of the COVID pandemic. Of course, not all unruly behavior is considered detrimental enough to ban you from flying the airline ever again. United, for example, takes away other perks or privileges including loyalty miles and Mileage Plus account status for minor offenses. You can also lose your eligibility for TSA PreCheck. For more severe incidents, the consequences are more serious. In addition to being placed on their internal no-fly list, an airline can report your behavior to the FAA who can hit you with up to $37,000 in fines (per violation). The FAA can also refer your case to the FBI which can result in a felony trial and even jail time. According to Christopher Elliot, a consumer advocate and founder of Elliot Advocacy, airlines should tell you in advance if you're on their version of a no-fly list. Elliot also says consumers need to be informed of why they're banned and how they can get the ban lifted. Still, airlines don't always do this. Some passengers, such as Keith White, don't find out until the agent at the gate tries to scan their boarding pass, and it gets denied. That said, if you do something on a flight that gets you immediately banned, you may be served papers after you're escorted off the plane. Other passengers report receiving emails from the airlines informing them of their status. Just because you are selected for extra screening or find the dreaded 'SSSS' on your boarding pass does not mean you are on an airline's no-fly list. According to the DHS, 'Such delays are often caused by a name similarity to another person who is on the watchlist.' If this happens to you, you can appeal and apply for a redress number. '98 percent of individuals who apply for redress have no nexus to the terrorist watchlist,' reports the DHS. A redress number is basically a 7-digit case number assigned to you that you can input when you're booking a flight. When you do so, the airline and TSA can refer back to your case and see that you're not on a watchlist, despite being flagged. Read the original article on Travel & Leisure
