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MorrisonsPlatter · 01/06/2026 14:45

GDPR

Arlanymor · 01/06/2026 14:46

Well because they have to navigate GDPR and the sharing of personal information between airlines that cannot be challenged in court as a misuse of that information. Airlines have been able to ban people from their own services forever, but this is talking about multiple airlines working with one another to ban people from ALL flights. It can be done - the police do it, they share information between forces - but it does require protocol between airlines which costs time and money, and lots of legal wrangling to get it sorted out in a way that protects the airlines and doesn't leave them open to civil rights challenges.

SerendipityJane · 01/06/2026 14:48

MorrisonsPlatter · 01/06/2026 14:45

GDPR

There are plenty of exceptions to GDPR for public safety and law enforcement.

E2A: The fact it is a thing now, and not before without any changes to GDPR rather underscore that.

No, this is a case of "the will wasn't there"

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Topseyt123 · 01/06/2026 14:49

I thought it could already be done in severe cases. I'm sure I have occasionally heard of it.

I might be wrong though, and it isn't common.

BashfulClam · 01/06/2026 15:35

I always think anyone who has been dragged off by police should have a block placed in their passport. Block them from travelling.

murasaki · 01/06/2026 15:37

BashfulClam · 01/06/2026 15:35

I always think anyone who has been dragged off by police should have a block placed in their passport. Block them from travelling.

They managed it in the past for violent football fans, not allowed to travel overseas during an international tournament, so yes, I agree.

BashfulClam · 01/06/2026 15:42

murasaki · 01/06/2026 15:37

They managed it in the past for violent football fans, not allowed to travel overseas during an international tournament, so yes, I agree.

Once they can’t travel they might behave or at least they just can’t travel at all.

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · 01/06/2026 15:44

murasaki · 01/06/2026 15:37

They managed it in the past for violent football fans, not allowed to travel overseas during an international tournament, so yes, I agree.

People have been banned from every football ground in the country for violent behaviour. See no reason why people can't be banned from flying for the same reason. If football ground have some way of sharing information there's no reason the airlines can't.

murasaki · 01/06/2026 15:46

Convicted ones with banning orders had to hand their passports in. No ' but I'm just going in a family holiday to France' as they mightbhave slipped off to a Euros in Germany. So no travelling during the period. A good thing.

I guess the difference is that these might not have convictions so taking their passports away probably couldn't legally be done. But airlines should be able to share info in the same way shops do with repeat shoplifters.

Xiaoxiong · 01/06/2026 15:51

The football banning orders are imposed by the courts though, and only after conviction of a relevant offence - there is a proper judicial process, right of appeal, transparency etc. If the scheme followed the same principles I would think that could work.

I think if private airlines just start running a database sharing the names of people who have been denied boarding or caused issues on a flight, the issues get quite sticky - who would run it, who decides you get added and for how long, is there a right of appeal, what if you get added to it by mistake, would you be added to it only if you'd been convicted of a public order offence or could any airline just add your name (possibly maliciously), what if your name is similar or exactly the same as someone on the list and you are denied boarding...

You can read about the "false positives" that the USA has had over the years with their No-Fly List here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Fly_List

No Fly List - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Fly_List

Lurkingandlearning · 01/06/2026 16:21

BashfulClam · 01/06/2026 15:35

I always think anyone who has been dragged off by police should have a block placed in their passport. Block them from travelling.

That makes sense.

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