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Passengers slam airline CEO’s proposal to ban fliers from boarding if they’ve had more than 2 drinks: ‘Don’t you dare’
By Brooke Kato,
12 hours ago
One airline exec’s anti-alcohol request might be a tall order for boozing travelers.
After Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary’s comments about the need to impose a two-drink limit at airport bars due to an uptick in violence among plane passengers, frequent flyers aren’t too pleased with the proposal.
“We don’t want to begrudge people having a drink,” O’Leary said this week, per The Telegraph . “But we don’t allow people to drink-drive, yet we keep putting them up in aircraft at 33,000 feet.”
O’Leary proposed a two drink maximum for flyers, but was met with resistance and frustration from customers. EPA
“In the old days people who drank too much would eventually fall over or fall asleep. But now those passengers are also on tablets and powder,” he said.
“It’s the mix. You get much more aggressive behavior that becomes very difficult to manage. And it’s not directed just at the crew. Passengers fighting with each other is now a growing trend on board the aircraft.”
“Don’t you dare take away my airport drinking, Ryan,” scolded one person.
“Insist we turn up to airports 3 hours early. Take away the one thing that’s even remotely enjoyable in airports,” scoffed another. “Not a big fan of the proposal, won’t lie.”
“Or, maybe just have an absolute zero tolerance and ban anyone getting violent on flights from being ever being allowed to fly or leave the country again,” argued someone else, writing that plenty of passengers “don’t start causing fights and getting violent when drunk.”
O’Leary’s comments come as stories of unruly passengers proliferate. AFP via Getty Images
“I would be unable to fly. I get very severe anxiety when flying and have found a couple of drinks really helps me through,” wrote one pro-booze traveler.
“I don’t get smashed, I don’t harm or upset anyone. Why should I be punished because other people can’t handle their booze?” they added.
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