Ryanair: Why Europe's biggest airline is demanding a 2-drink limit on passengers at airports

It's never too early in the morning for a couple of glasses of good at airports, some seem to reason. But now that slightly odd tradition looks to be under threat. Ryanair, Europe's largest airline, is proposing that the EU should introduce an alcohol limit at airports. The number of incidents of violence among passengers is increasing, although it is unclear whether the altercations are due to drunk...

A drunken passenger forced a Ryanair plane to land in Portugal instead of Lanzarote.

Europe’s largest airline wants airports to limit alcohol servings

RYANAIR, the largest airline in Europe, believes the EU should take action to limit the sales of alcohol at airports to two servings per passenger in order to reduce onboard disturbances caused by intoxicated passengers, reports CNN. The Ireland-headquartered budget-friendly carrier views that the limit could be implemented by using the boarding pass, similarly to how the pass is used with tax-free purchases.

Ryanair: Why Europe's biggest airline is demanding a 2-drink limit on passengers at airports

Ryanair, Europe's biggest airline, has called on the European Union to enforce a two-drink limit per passenger at airports. The move by the Irish carrier comes as the problem of drunk travellers onboard flights has seen a jump. Last year, an unruly passenger forced a Ryanair flight to divert to Portugal, leading to significant disruption for over 160 passengers and financial losses to the airline

Michael O'Leary wants to control alcohol consumption in airports by imposing a stamp on the boarding pass for each drink consumed....

Major airline issues two-drink demand - but only some Brits would be affected

Incidents and the severity of disruptions on flights has increased since 2020.