Following the 22nd instrument of ratification deposited with the secretary general of ICAO, the protocol to amend the convention on offences and certain other acts committed on board aircraft, more commonly known as the Montreal Protocol 2014, entered into force on Jan. 1, 2020.
This means that states parties to MP14 will be obliged to establish state of landing jurisdiction over unruly passenger incidents on board flights that land in their territory, irrespective of where the aircraft is registered.
IFALPA believes that this protocol will help ensure a stronger deterrent, welcomes its entry into force as an important step in the strategy against unruly behaviour onboard aircraft, and fully supports Resolution A40-28 of the 40th ICAO Assembly, which urges all states to ratify this air law treaty.
