Germany: 273 incidents in 2010; call for ban on pointers
Mon, Feb 28 2011 Filed in: Aircraft incidents | Bans & Restrictions
In 2010, there were 273 laser “attacks” on aircraft in Germany, an increase of 800 percent. This is according to deputy chairman of the CDU / CSU Parliamentary Group, Dr. Günter Krings, speaking to a safety group in Potsdam.
He recommends fast action. He discussed a European import ban, as well as classifying lasers as a weapon, and prohibiting private possession. “I call on the competent authorities to submit to the problem of dangerous laser fast red tape as possible solutions, before something happens and people get hurt.”
Original articles (in German) from Rettung Magazine and Fluege.de News.
He recommends fast action. He discussed a European import ban, as well as classifying lasers as a weapon, and prohibiting private possession. “I call on the competent authorities to submit to the problem of dangerous laser fast red tape as possible solutions, before something happens and people get hurt.”
Original articles (in German) from Rettung Magazine and Fluege.de News.