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Airline CEO wants airports to put alcoholic drink limit on flyers to nix on-board disruptions
By Fox Business,
2 days ago
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said airports should institute a two-drink limit on alcoholic beverages for flyers.
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, according to the Independent .
“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.
Ryanair has flown 58.4 million passengers over May, June and July of this year.
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.
The airline has been in touch with some European governments about the issue of disruptive passengers, O’Leary said.
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