Violent outbursts are occurring weekly on flights due to alcohol, according to Michael O'Leary.

Aeroplane passengers should be restricted to two drinks at airports, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has said.

Mr O’Leary said introducing alcohol limits at airports would help tackle a rise in disorder on flights.

Violent outbursts are occurring weekly due to alcohol, he said, especially when it is mixed with other substances.

“We don’t want to begrudge people having a drink,” he told the Daily Telegraph.

“But we don’t allow people to drink-drive, yet we keep putting them up in aircraft at 33,000ft.”

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    207·
    3 months ago

    I never really understood why bars are so popular in airports.

    Why anyone would want to get heavily drunk before flying is beyond me.

    I can maybe see this being a thing way back during the prop days when engines were ridiculously loud and travel was very tiring, but those days have been long.

    If you’re really that bored even with access to modern technology, you’re probably better off taking a sleeping pill.

    • WoahWoah@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      3 months ago

      I think drinking at airport bars can be fun. Everyone is on their way to somewhere else, no one is driving, so it can be really fun and chummy. Been drinking at an airport bar where a guy was buying everyone free rounds until the first person left for a flight. Pretty hilarious when a whole bar loudly booed a guy hustling off to his flight. 🤣

      • DaCrazyJamezEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Yup. Getting drunk ON a plane is great. Getting drunk BEFORE a plane is no bueno.

        • socsa@piefed.social
          1·
          3 months ago

          As with any drinking occasion the trick is to hot that goldilocks zone where you are just drunk enough to enjoy yourself and then fall asleep in a few hours, but not so drunk you become belligerent and wake up feeling like shit

    • cmbabul@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      This is the take i understand the least that I’ve seen on Lemmy, airport bars are amongst the funnest places to drink, folks are either in vacation or work trip mode so for the most part everyone is loose and chill, nobody has to drive after, and as soon as I board and get to my seat I can instantly take a nap. I love an airport bar and I’ve had a bunch of really fun chats in them when I used to travel for work constantly