Ryanair doesn’t want drunks on board. Stop the sale of alcohol

Prohibit thesale of alcohol in the early hours of the morning in airports. This is what the CEO of Ryanair, Michael O’Learyarguing that the carrier is forced to deviate almost one flight a day due to the behavior of drunk passengers. “I don’t understand why airport bars serve beers at five or six in the morning”O’Leary told the Times.

According to the manager, in case of delays e waiting at the airportmany bars and clubs they continue to serve alcohol to the passengers, then passing the problem on to them airlines. Ryanair had already announced one last year fine of 500 euros per i “problem passengers” whose behavior entails it disembarking from the plane.

The precedents and the most affected routes

O’Leary has repeatedly denounced incidents linked toalcohol and drug abuse aboard the loves. In the 2024 had indicated the routes between United Kingdom and locations such as Ibiza among those most affected by the problem. According to the Ceoten years ago Ryanair recorded around a hijacking of flights per week due to disciplinary problems, while today the number would be close to one a day.

The proposal on the alcohol limit

The manager also proposed to limit to two the alcoholic drinks purchasable by passengers at airports, using the boarding pass as a system of check.

The numbers of the Ryanair group

Ryanair opera in 36 countries and in exercise 2024-2025 he carried further 200 million passengers. The group’s goal is to reach altitude 300 million by 2034.