In addition, an unprecedented amount of information on potential problems and solutions was shared within industries such as finance, aviation and communications.

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"It's a matter of getting the contracting states around the table and acknowledging this is a serious issue: that the number of unruly passengers is on the rise and it needs to be decided how countries address this, " Steve Lott, former International Air Transport Association head of corporate communications in North America, told Orient Aviation magazine in 2010.

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