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    Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary calls for two-drink airport limit to curb in-flight violence


    Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary calls for two-drink airport limit to curb in-flight violence

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ryanair-boss-michael-oleary-calls-for-two-drink-airport-limit-to-curb-in-flight-violence/a759994019.html

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    2. Inspired_Carpets on

      Should probably ban alcohol on flights too then.

      And scratchcards too while they’re at it.

    4. milkyway556 on

      > But we don’t allow people to drink-drive, yet we keep putting them up in aircraft at 33,000 feet

      We allow drunk passengers in cars. We don’t allow drunk pilots. Stop talking shite MOL.

    5. External-Chemical-71 on

      I’m as fond of the airport pint before heading off on your holliers as anyone, I can’t understand the attraction to getting bladdered and constantly needing a piss for the duration of the flight though.

    8. Additional-Sock8980 on

      Classic O’Leary. Here we need some free advertising what will those dumb Journos swallow this time… not pints if I get my way.

    9. Imbecile_Jr on

      You know what would actually improve things? Allow people to use a little weed before their flights. Maybe some edibles. All regulated and taxed. Imagine people chilling, watching a little in-flight entertainment, eating some food and generally not embarrassing themselves and not running the flight for everyone else?

    10. ElectricLem on

      As an airline pilot myself, major airlines and EASA have been calling for these measures for a long time, and they are overdue.

      I don’t think it is a uniquely Irish problem, unruly passenger issues occur everywhere, but it is definitely an increasingly prevalent and violent problem on flights to/from Ireland & UK relative to anywhere else. We are amongst the worst offenders, maybe because alcohol forms such a part of the social scene.

      The main issue is that while it is a minority of passengers, the incident rate has multiplied three times and those actions have a disproportionate effect at 38,000ft when they are irritating other passengers, abusive or physically violent to passengers/crew and we cannot do anything about them. It’s a serious problem if there is a group or an emergency situation where they become a liability for the safety of crew and passengers. It can go as far that cancellations and diversions can happen, which affects other passengers, airports, traffic. That can cost thousands upon thousands. If a drunk group is onboard, sometimes we have to withdraw alcoholic trolley service.

      I have only had to divert twice in my career, thankfully French police take no nonsense. No fly lists for the scummers sounds ideal.

    11. SweepPassStall on

      A visionary. And furthermore, no doubt, he’ll raise the price of alcohol on Ryanair flights to “curb drinking”.

    12. LucyVialli on

      Is there a limit for buying drinks in-flight from Ryanair? How about looking at that first.

    13. Rex-0- on

      I can’t help but agree with him, it shouldn’t be something that needs enforcing but people are cunts.

    17. MarramTime on

      How about passengers with a whiff of alcohol or boisterousness should have to blow not-intoxicated on a breath alcohol meter before boarding? Surely Ryanair can implement that by itself.

    18. gifjgzxk on

      I like a lock of pints but cannot abide them in the airport. Having to get up to piss, the grogginess setting in on arrival, no thanks.

    19. S2580 on

      I’d say a contributing factor is social media and passengers posting videos of how fun their plane is. A bit like english football fans outdoing each other by throwing more pints in the air when a goal is scored than in the last match. I’ve seen loads of videos of people boasting about their planes on Instagram 

    20. Irish_Narwhal on

      Id say lads lashing duty free whiskey down their neck is probably a big culprit aswell

    22. parfitneededaneditor on

      I was on a Ryanair flight from Stockholm to Gdansk last weekend, and there was hen party on board. Absolute shrieking gorgon harpies who were pissed when they boarded, and then of course cabin crew only too pleased to keep selling them drink. So O’Leary really needs to examine Ryanair’s own encouraging of drinks for profit before he gets on to people having a couple of pints in the lounge.

    23. danny_healy_raygun on

      Until you get on the plane then its all the €10 tiny cans of budget lager your money can buy!