Destructive Ryanair passengers during the flight will be hit by a £500 fine and will be offloaded from the aircraft. The budget airline says the strict new rules will come as part of an effort to round out unruly actions on board.
Ryanair said this was the “minimum” punishment and would continue to chase passengers for civil damages. The policy aims to ensure passengers can travel comfortably in a “stress-free” environment upon arrival, free from the chaos caused by the small number of passengers. Ryanair said fraudulent behavior from passengers on the flight is an industry-wide issue affecting all airlines and is committed to addressing unruly behaviour for the benefit of its customers and crew. It is expected that strict punishment will act as a “deterrent” for passengers and ensure that flights are not unnecessarily destroyed.
A Ryanair spokesperson said:
“We have introduced a £500 fine issued to passengers offloaded from the aircraft as a result of fraud to ensure that passengers and crew travel in a comfortable, stress-free environment without the unnecessary confusion caused by only a few unruly passengers.
“These are isolated events that occur on all airlines, but such destructive behavior in limited shared spaces is unacceptable. We hope that our aggressive approach will serve as a deterrent to eliminate this unacceptable behavior on board aircraft.”
To further enhance passenger and crew safety, Ryanair has repeatedly requested that the passengers and crew be restricted to two passengers at the airport bar prior to flights, claiming this would provide a “safer travel experience.”
When passengers cause flight disruptions, they will have to divert the aircraft, often costing the airline thousands of pounds.
Ryanair previously identified four UK airports — Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh — has been particularly problematic with pre-flight drinking, saying that CEO Michael O'Leary is at a time when airport bar restrictions are in place.
Speaking to The Telegraph last year, he said: “We don't want to grit people who are drinking drinks, but we don't allow people to drink drinks, but we'll keep them on the plane at 33,000 feet.
Ryanair's current rules allow tax-free alcohol with up to 70% ABV brought into the cabin, but cannot be consumed during flight. Alcohol-free items must be stored unopened in the cabin until passengers arrive at their destination to prevent destructive behavior during flight.
Also, passengers should be aware that before allowing flights to be boarded to certain destinations, including Ibiza, which is part of Ibiza, Ryanair staff, will search for bags, including Ibiza, one of the worst “party destinations” of anti-social behaviour.
A spokesperson for Ryanair said, “It's time for European Union authorities to take steps to limit alcohol sales at airports. Airlines like Ryanair have already restricted and restricted the sale of alcohol on aircraft, particularly in confusing passenger cases.
“I don't understand why airport passengers aren't limited to two alcoholic drinks (using boarding passes in the exact same way that limits tax-free sales).
