DRUNKEN Brits who are disruptive are being tracked at airports by staff working in restaurants, bars and security.
And passengers who are too drunk or are causing problems will be banned from boarding their flight
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Heathrow Airport, Stansted Airport Manchester Airport and East Midlands Airport are currently monitoring their passengers on a secret network, known as Pubwatch, according to Birmingham Live.
Airport staff can discreetly scan a QR code with their phone when they encounter drunk passengers, which creates an incident report.
This is then available in an internal network which can be accessed by other cafes and bars as well as security gates across the airport.
If they are deemed to be too drunk or disruptive, then they will be stopped from boarding their flight.
A Heathrow Airport spokesperson explained: “Disruptive passenger behaviour at Heathrow is extremely rare, with approximately one alcohol-related incident per one million departing passengers, but we recognise the potential impact it can have.
“That’s why we have launched our own PubWatch scheme. This scheme brings our commercial partners together to proactively prevent anti-social behaviour and reduce the number of these incidents further, keeping the airport safe and enjoyable for all passengers and colleagues.”
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A former flight attendant Lauren Sian previously wrote an open letter after being on a flight with two large groups of rude and violent stag parties.
She asked: “How many security measures are being circumvented, from them entering the airport until boarding the plane?”
Earlier this month, a Ryanair passenger tried to open the emergency door during a flight, while another Ryanair flight saw a drunk man punch a flight attendant and bite a police officer.
A group of women on a hen-do were slammed for being drunk and and loud the entire flight while crew did nothing.
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What is the punishment for being too drunk on a plane?
Passengers who are disruptive on a flight, including being too drunk, could face fines up to £80,000 if their behaviour results in the aircraft being diverted.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) being drunk on a plane can be punishable with a £5,000 fine or two years in prison.
If the aircraft is endangered, then this goes up to five years in prison.
In a bid to crack down on drunken behaviour, police are even being called ahead of flights if there are large group bookings.
Destinations such as Costa del Sol and the Canary Islands are popular with people on stag and hen dos, many of which are drunk before arriving at the airport.
Police constable Martin Sharrocks told Manchester Evening News that a typical call from an airline will tell them they have large bookings, sometimes up to 60 males in one group.
He will then locate the group before warning them that if they don’t sober up, they could be banned from flying.
Airports were slammed by airlines after bars were offering double shot drink promotions as well as glasses of wine equivalent to a third of a bottle.
However, passengers slammed the Home Office after it announced plans to stop alcohol being served at airports before 10am.
Sun Online Travel has contacted the airports for comment.
