- Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said he would be happy to introduce the cap.
- Ryanair has admitted that it has seen a “spike” in violent disorder on its planes
- O’Leary said flights to Ibiza were often the noisiest.
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said he would be “happy” to introduce a two-drink limit on his company’s flights, as long as the same rules apply in airport bars.
O’Leary admitted the budget airline saw a “spike” in violent disorder among its passengers over the summer, adding that flights to party hotspot Ibiza were often the noisiest.
He told Sky News he would be “delighted to (introduce the limit) tomorrow”.
‘If the price of putting a limit on drinks at the airport, where the problem is being created, is putting a limit on drinks on board the plane, we have no problem with that.
‘The real question is how to prevent these people from getting drunk at airports, especially now that, like this summer, we’ve had a huge increase in delays in air traffic control.
O’Leary admitted Ryanair saw a ‘spike’ in violent disorder among its passengers over the summer (File image)
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said he would be “happy” to introduce a two-drink limit on his company’s flights.
“The real question is how do we stop these people getting drunk in airports, especially now that, like this summer, we’ve had a huge increase in delays in air traffic control,” O’Leary said (file image)
“They come on board with too much alcohol in their system. If we detect that they are drunk on board, we do not serve them alcohol. But that does not solve the problem.”
On Sunday, a flight to Ibiza from Manchester was diverted to Toulouse, France, after a drunken Briton drank vodka, punched flight attendants and spat on customers.
The man and his wife, who have not yet been named, were taken off the plane at 5.30pm on Sunday. The couple were sitting about 10 rows away and the man spent the first hour of the flight “drinking duty-free vodka”, according to a witness.
A passenger said the man started arguing with a cabin crew member and punched him in the face.
He then began kicking and the passenger described the drunken man as “out of control.”
Aides reportedly warned him that the plane would be diverted if he did not calm down, and he replied: “I don’t give a shit.”
A flight was diverted after a drunken Briton drank vodka, punched the crew and spat on passengers.
After leaving the plane, his companion began harassing another passenger, hitting him and yelling at him.
The drunken Briton assaulted another passenger and spat at a woman while he was restrained in the disturbing incident which lasted around 40 minutes.
But after leaving the plane, his companion began harassing another passenger, hitting him and yelling at him.
Police physically restrained the woman, who was barefoot, before removing her as well.
The Ryanair flight remained on the runway for just over an hour and a half before resuming its journey to Ibiza.
A Ryanair spokesperson said at the time: ‘This flight from Manchester to Ibiza was diverted to Toulouse after a small group of passengers began causing disruption during the flight.
‘The crew had previously called for help from the police, who went to look for the plane when it landed in Toulouse and disembarked two passengers before the flight continued to Ibiza.
‘We sincerely apologise to passengers for any inconvenience caused as a result of the unruly behaviour of these passengers, which was beyond Ryanair’s control.
“This is now a matter for the local police.”