Law Passed Making Improper Behaviours On Board A Plane An Offence

BANGKOK : The National Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed a bill which will make certain undesirable behaviours committed on board a commercial airplane an offence punishable by imprisonment from one to five years. 

The bill will amend the existing law governing offences committed on commercial airplanes which does not cover certain undesirable or improper behaviours such as smoking in toilet, assaulting others, using electronic devices when their usage is prohibited or sexually approaching women verbally.

Penalties range from  fine of 40,000 baht to 100,000 baht and imprisonment from one to five years.

The existing law only covers hijacking, sabotaging an airplane or other facilities on the plane.