Figures from the Civil Aviation Authority have revealed a large increase in the number of so-called air rage incidents being reported on airlines operating from the UK.

According to data provided to the BBC, the number of dangerous incidents reported rose from 85 in 2013 to 386 in 2015 – an increase of more than 354%.

A number of these incidents have been linked to the use of alcohol either on planes themselves or at airports prior to boarding, with suggestions that changes need to be made in order to reduce the chance of passengers travelling by air when under the influence of alcohol.

Indeed, aviation minister Lord Ahmad is currently examining the way in which alcohol is sold at airports with his findings set to be released in due course.

Some airlines have already moved to take action in regards to on-flight drinking, with Jet2 having canned sales of alcohol before 8am and having also banned 22 individuals this year over drink-related incidents.

Jet2 boss Phil Ward has since called for a centralised database to be created that would allow troublemakers on one airline to also be banned from travelling with others.

"You can see it every day where people are drinking pints at six in the morning,” he told Radio 5 Live on one of the issues facing airlines. "I'm not trying to spoil people's holidays at all, but it's not normal to drink a pint at six in the morning and that then manifests itself on board the plane where the alcohol takes a greater effect.

"I think it would act as a very strong deterrent [to have a database] - and, in fact, there is some work with all the airlines together going on to bring that to the table, to see if that can be correctly arranged between us all.

"It's not going to happen overnight.”

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