Minister wants to tackle excessive alcohol consumption at UK airports

A crackdown on the sale of alcohol at British airports is being considered by the new aviation minister amid a spate of incidents involving drunk passengers, the Guardian reports.

Aviation minister Tariq Ahmad said: “It’s important that passengers who board planes are also responsible and have a responsibility to other passengers, and that certainly should be the factor which we bear in mind. If you are a young family travelling on a plane you want to go from point A to B – you don’t want to be disrupted.”

The minister also planned to review the measures that prevent drunk passengers from boarding flights and floated the idea of screening travellers. “I think that it’s important for the safety and security of all passengers that we ensure that regime is actually fit for purpose,” Lord Ahmad said.

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