Pilots call for change in law after laser pointer attacks at Prague Airport

There were at least seven attacks using laser pointers on planes landing and taking off at Prague Airport last year, Karel Mündel of the Czech Airline Pilots Association told reporters on Wednesday. While they can momentarily blind pilots and even cause serious damage to their eyes, police have been hamstrung in their efforts to deal with such abuse of lasers as it is not currently illegal. Pilots have therefore called on lawmakers to outlaw it, as has been done in other countries, saying they regard laser pointers as a new danger to civil aviation in the Czech Republic.