Does such a thing as a 'no fly' list exist?

[Icehockeyflowers]

This evening when I was scrolling on my phone, I saw a short video of a drunk man assaulting a Ryanair crew member on a flight from Manchester because the flight was delayed.

He was violent and swore and was frightening to watch (and I imagine even frightening and intimidating to witness while on a plane). The police arrived to remove him from the flight (and presumably charge him).

Some of the comments were that he should be put on a 'no fly' list. Others said that he'd never be allowed to fly with Ryanair again (understandably).

Is there really such a thing as a general no fly list though that all airlines adhere to?

Does anyone know of anybody on this list or is it an urban myth?

There is in the US, at least with United. I don't know if there is a list that covers all the airlines.

I get sucked into crazy fliers on TikTok sometimes and I just can't wrap my head around anyone thinking it's ok to behave like that on a small tube, 30000 ft into the air!

I can't see how there would be a list between different airlines?

If charged, it would be a case between one airline and the passenger. I can't see how, they would be allowed to circulate someone's details unless it was issued by the police or courts? There must be all manner of criminals flying every day including people on the police terrorism watch list.

I'd like if such a list DID exist.

US Homeland Security has a No Fly List of people who are prohibited from boarding commercial aircraft for travel within, into, or out of the US, but it’s pretty much exclusively for those suspected of terrorist connections. The UK and many other countries will have similar. I think some people have just heard the phrase, probably in a movie or the media, and mistakenly think it’s more widespread. Individual airlines keep records of passengers who they’ve previously removed or barred from flights, but they don’t share the data.

Data protection rules would not permit the sharing of such lists with other airlines. There is also the risk of libel if the list was published to other airlines.

So no, though I imagine airlines may keep their own blacklists.