Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said airports should institute a two-drink limit on alcoholic beverages for flyers.
O’Leary believes that airports must limit “the quantity of alcohol that could be sold to any passenger to 2 alcoholic drinks” to assist reduce instances of airline passengers becoming disruptive on flights, in accordance with the Independent.
“In the identical way that you will have to indicate your boarding pass while you undergo Duty Free to purchase cigarettes or alcohol, we imagine you need to show your boarding pass to purchase an alcoholic drink at a bar at an airport, and also you shouldn’t be served greater than two alcoholic drinks, particularly when flights are delayed,” he said.
Ryanair, an Irish ultra low-cost carrier, and other European airlines have seen a “spike” in disruptive passengers onboard planes “particularly this summer,” O’Leary said in an interview with the Independent.
O’Leary suggested “record high” flight delays this summer have contributed to the problem, as some travelers visit airport bars to pass time.
Air traffic control delays have contributed to flights not leaving on-time this summer, in accordance with the Ryanair executive.
Ryanair has flown 58.4 million passengers over May, June and July of this yr.
The Ryanair CEO also said he desired to see “more practical” local fines for travelers who’re faraway from flights on account of their disruptive behavior, in accordance with The Independent.
The airline has been in contact with some European governments concerning the issue of disruptive passengers, O’Leary said.
A fact sheet published by the International Air Transport Association reported an annual “increase in the speed of reported unruly passenger incidents.”
The speed for 2023 was one incident per 480 flights, in accordance with the IATA. In 2022, it was one for each 568 flights.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said airports should institute a two-drink limit on alcoholic beverages for flyers.
O’Leary believes that airports must limit “the quantity of alcohol that could be sold to any passenger to 2 alcoholic drinks” to assist reduce instances of airline passengers becoming disruptive on flights, in accordance with the Independent.
“In the identical way that you will have to indicate your boarding pass while you undergo Duty Free to purchase cigarettes or alcohol, we imagine you need to show your boarding pass to purchase an alcoholic drink at a bar at an airport, and also you shouldn’t be served greater than two alcoholic drinks, particularly when flights are delayed,” he said.
Ryanair, an Irish ultra low-cost carrier, and other European airlines have seen a “spike” in disruptive passengers onboard planes “particularly this summer,” O’Leary said in an interview with the Independent.
O’Leary suggested “record high” flight delays this summer have contributed to the problem, as some travelers visit airport bars to pass time.
Air traffic control delays have contributed to flights not leaving on-time this summer, in accordance with the Ryanair executive.
Ryanair has flown 58.4 million passengers over May, June and July of this yr.
The Ryanair CEO also said he desired to see “more practical” local fines for travelers who’re faraway from flights on account of their disruptive behavior, in accordance with The Independent.
The airline has been in contact with some European governments concerning the issue of disruptive passengers, O’Leary said.
A fact sheet published by the International Air Transport Association reported an annual “increase in the speed of reported unruly passenger incidents.”
The speed for 2023 was one incident per 480 flights, in accordance with the IATA. In 2022, it was one for each 568 flights.
