Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has called for a two-drink ban on alcoholic beverages at airports, in a bid to tackle the rise in violent disorder on flights.Speaking to media, O'Leary said: 'We need to have a ban on airports not selling alcohol, but limiting the amount of alcohol that can be sold to any passenger to two alcoholic drinks.
O’Leary believes that airports need to limit “the amount of alcohol that can be sold to any passenger to two alcoholic drinks” to help reduce instances of airline passengers becoming disruptive on flights,
“In the same way that you have to show your boarding pass when you go through Duty Free to buy cigarettes or alcohol, we believe you should show your boarding pass to buy an alcoholic drink at a bar at an airport, and you shouldn’t be served more 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 issue, as some travelers visit airport bars to pass time.The Ryanair CEO also said he wanted to see “more effective” local fines for travelers who are removed from flights due to their disruptive behavior, according to The Independent.O’Leary suggested that “record high” flight delays have contributed to an increase in unruly and drunken behavior on planes.
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