Overview
- Michael O’Leary is urging airports to stop serving alcohol in the early morning and to cap passengers at two drinks that would be tracked by boarding pass.
- He says disruptive behavior has forced Ryanair to divert flights almost daily, up from about once a week a decade ago.
- He argues a mix of heavy drinking and drug use, including passengers snorting powder, is making incidents more aggressive and harder to control onboard.
- He faults bars past security that do not follow normal pub licensing hours and can pour drinks around the clock in the UK and Ireland.
- Jet2 has called for a shared database to block repeat offenders, and airports and regulators are discussing options, though no new rules have been adopted.