Overview
- Decree No. 2025-1063 took effect on 8 November and applies to flights in French airspace.
- The transport minister can issue administrative fines of up to €10,000 for a single offence and €20,000 for repeat violations.
- In the most serious cases, offenders can receive a boarding ban lasting as long as four years.
- Sanctionable conduct includes using prohibited electronic devices, obstructing flight crew safety duties, and refusing safety instructions.
- A new Civil Aviation Authority–managed database will let carriers report harmful behaviour, with the move framed against IATA and EASA data showing rising incidents.