一道英语的阅读题,英语高手请进,请认真作答AirplaneHooligans'Airrage'isnowamajorconcernfollowingmovesbyairlinestodrawupapassengerblacklistafteranumberofviolentin-flightincidents.Germanflightattendantsreport
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'Airrage'isnowamajorconcernfollowingmovesbyairlinestodrawupapassengerblacklistafteranumberofviolentin-flightincidents.Germanflightattendantsreportthatonethingiscertain,withthegrowthinairtravelthenumberofin-flightviolentincidentsisalsoincreasing.OttoZiegelmeier,DirectoroftheIndependentFlightAttendants'Organisation(UFO)reportsthattherangeofincidentsbypeopledescribedas"unrulypassengers"variesfromracistremarksallthewaytofistfightsonboard.
Asecurityexpertforapilots'associationagreesthatitisaseriousproblem.BritishAirwaysregistered260incidentsin1997,fourtimesthefigureofthreeyearsearlier.TherearenostatisticsinGermany,butofficialsestimatethateachyearsome100,000passengersonboardGermanairplanesmisbehaveseriously.
Whileanumberofforeignairlinesarestartingtotakeactionagainstunrulypassengers,thetopicisnottakentooseriouslyinGermany.Flightattendantsandpilotsgroupsfeelthatairlines,outofconcernfortheirreputation,arecoveringuptheproblem.Forexample,Lufthansaofficialsspeakonlyofsomeisolatedincidentsandsaythatsofartherehavebeennoseriouscasesreported.Comparedtothetotalnumberofairtravelers,unrulypassengersremainasmallminority.Butthen,asinglepassengercanbecomeasecurityhazardifhestartstoplaywiththedoors,triestoforcehiswayintothecockpitorsecretlysmokesacigaretteinthetoilet.
Expertssaythatoftenthefearofflyingisacauseofaggressivebehaviour.Usuallyalcoholplaysarolebecauseintheextremelylowhumidityoftheairplaneithasamuchgreatereffectthanontheground.Inmanycases,whenflightattendantsdenyapassengeranotherdrink,thereisaheatedreaction.Inoneinstance,amanstruckastewardesssoviolentlyinthefacethatshesufferedabrokenjaw.
Airlinesoftenhaveproblemswithbusinesspassengersbecausetheyarealwaysusedtobeingincontrol.However,asoneairlineofficialstated,"butupinthesky,it'sthepilotwho'sincharge."Otheragenciesagreethatmanybusinesspassengershaveaproblemwithfollowingsomeoneelse'sinstructions.HesaidthatAmericanAirlineshasevenobser