Ryanair calls for airport alcohol limit amid jump in in-flight disruptions
Flight disruption caused by unruly passengers has surged since the end of the pandemic, leading Ryanair to demand airports impose restrictions on how much flyers are allowed to drink before boarding a plane. The number of incidents caused by disruptive passengers has more than doubled since 2019, from about 100 per quarter to 200-250 in the first two quarters of 2024, according to data reported to the UK aviation regulator seen by the Financial Times. As disturbances mount, Ryanair said governments across Europe should force airports to limit passengers to a maximum of two alcoholic drinks per flight. Europe’s leading low-cost airline added that passengers were consuming “excess” alcohol without any limits during flight delays in particular, and called on aviation authorities to take action to limit the sale of drinks at airports. “Airlines, like Ryanair, already restrict and limit the sale of alcohol on board our aircraft, particularly in disruptive passenger cases,” the Dublin-based airline said. The carrier said it “failed to understand” why passengers were not limited to two drinks using their boarding passes, “as this would result in safer and better passenger behaviour on board aircraft”. It also disclosed further details of a legal claim it is making against an Irish passenger to recover €15,000 of costs it said were incurred “wholly and exclusively” as a result of the individual’s behaviour on a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote in April last year. “As a direct result of this disruptive passenger behaviour, over 160 passengers and six crew were forced to divert to, and overnight in Porto airport, and then flew onwards to Lanzarote on the following day 10th April 2024,” the airline said. The UK industry data, compiled by the Civil Aviation Authority, showed that incident levels had eased since reaching a peak of more than 300 per quarter in 2022 and 2023. However, the average number of diversions per flight also nearly doubled between 2019 and 2023, the figures showed.<br/>
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Ryanair calls for airport alcohol limit amid jump in in-flight disruptions
Flight disruption caused by unruly passengers has surged since the end of the pandemic, leading Ryanair to demand airports impose restrictions on how much flyers are allowed to drink before boarding a plane. The number of incidents caused by disruptive passengers has more than doubled since 2019, from about 100 per quarter to 200-250 in the first two quarters of 2024, according to data reported to the UK aviation regulator seen by the Financial Times. As disturbances mount, Ryanair said governments across Europe should force airports to limit passengers to a maximum of two alcoholic drinks per flight. Europe’s leading low-cost airline added that passengers were consuming “excess” alcohol without any limits during flight delays in particular, and called on aviation authorities to take action to limit the sale of drinks at airports. “Airlines, like Ryanair, already restrict and limit the sale of alcohol on board our aircraft, particularly in disruptive passenger cases,” the Dublin-based airline said. The carrier said it “failed to understand” why passengers were not limited to two drinks using their boarding passes, “as this would result in safer and better passenger behaviour on board aircraft”. It also disclosed further details of a legal claim it is making against an Irish passenger to recover €15,000 of costs it said were incurred “wholly and exclusively” as a result of the individual’s behaviour on a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote in April last year. “As a direct result of this disruptive passenger behaviour, over 160 passengers and six crew were forced to divert to, and overnight in Porto airport, and then flew onwards to Lanzarote on the following day 10th April 2024,” the airline said. The UK industry data, compiled by the Civil Aviation Authority, showed that incident levels had eased since reaching a peak of more than 300 per quarter in 2022 and 2023. However, the average number of diversions per flight also nearly doubled between 2019 and 2023, the figures showed.<br/>
