Unlawful Stay at Airports
The forbidden stay at a secure area of an airport is an offence and affects aviation safety. It is therefore considered an aviation case by the PPS.
The safety risks in unlawful stay at airports come in all shapes and sizes. A fairly obvious risk is created when someone climbs the fence of Schiphol, walks to the airside and sits a few minutes in an airliner to push some buttons. But even if someone does not go that far and does not touch any aircraft, there is a safety risk. Debris lying around on the runway can also pose a danger to an incoming or departing aircraft. Runway inspections are carried out for this purpose. When there is the possibility that unauthorized persons have touched parts of an aircraft, the aircraft must undergo inspection in order to establish that the flight safety has not been compromised. For that reason, unlawful stay at airports is in no way to be tolerated.
Next to unlawful stays, other offences can also take place. Think of destruction, making unusable or damaging some structure that serves the air traffic, such as runways, navigation towers and hangars. Or to frustrate a safety measure as regards such a structure, like cutting a lock which bolts an access fence to the runway and which is intended to prevent unauthorized persons to enter.
The Guideline for Criminal Proceedings in Aviation Legislation [VA(N1] provides sentencing guidelines.
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