Passengers catching a flight with British Airways should be mindful of new, updated rules.
In an attempt to protect the privacy of cabin crew on duty, the airline has made changes to its General Conditions of Carriage.
Travellers are now prohibited from filming flight attendants without their consent, and could receive serious consequences if they break the rule.
Section 11a, covering unacceptable behaviour, reads: ‘If, while you are on board the aircraft, we reasonably believe that you have filmed, live streamed or photographed our crew or other colleagues without their consent.’
It goes on to outline how the airline ‘may take any measures we think reasonable to prevent you continuing your behaviour’.
Any passengers that don’t follow the new regulation could face consequences when the aircraft lands.
British Airways outlines how these include, they may ‘make you leave the aircraft’ or ‘refuse to carry you on the remaining sectors of the journey shown on your ticket’.
Other consequences include how workers may, ‘report the incident on board the aircraft to the relevant authorities with a view to them prosecuting you for any criminal offences you might have committed’.
Passengers jetting off with British Airways should be away of their new, updated rules
Guidelines regarding filming onboard tends to vary between airlines, and there isn’t a set overall rule.
Ryanair’s terms of carriage, for example, outlines, ‘Recording or photographing our personnel, whether at the airport or onboard the plane, without their consent is strictly prohibited.
‘Only recordings or photographs personal to You may be permitted.’
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) outlines that filming or photography rules are down to the captain or cabin crew if it ‘does not endanger the safety of the cabin in any way,’ according to the Independent.
Other carriers have made changes to their rules recently, including Iberia Airlines which introduced an extra charge for baggage items that don’t fit certain requirements as of January 28.
The airline defines irregularly shaped luggage as ‘any item whose shape, material, or dimensions may interfere with the airport’s automated systems (for example: soft bags, plastic packages, round or oval bags, or non-rigid packaging)’.
Instead, Iberia recommends its passengers use ‘rigid, rectangular or proportionately sized suitcases’.
Those who do wish to carry odd-shaped luggage could be hit with extra fees at varying rates.
Travellers are now prohibited from filming flight attendants without their consent, and could receive serious consequences if they break the rule
Other carriers have made changes to their rules recently, including Iberia Airlines which introduced an extra charge for baggage items that don’t fit certain requirements as of January 28
Passengers on domestic flights across Spain could have to cough up an additional £35 per item, per journey.
Flights in the Canary Islands, Europe and Africa charge £55, and connecting flights for those destinations see a £65 fee.
Travellers on routes to America and Asia have a whopping £110 fee, while connecting flights for these destinations see a £125 extra cost.
However, your luggage will only be accepted if the circumstances meet several conditions.
It has to be assessed at the special baggage check-in counter and if accepted, the passenger will then be charged accordingly.
The luggage is not guaranteed to be accepted and could be refused ‘for operational or security reasons’.
‘In exceptional cases, it might not travel on the same flight as the passenger and instead travel in a special hold or on a later flight,’ Iberia’s website explains.
The additional fee is added to the overall baggage price.
If the flight ticket already includes one suitcase, only the extra amount will be charged.
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