This is one example among many: last February, a British passenger on a Ryanair flight from Faro, Portugal, decided to drink half a bottle of brandy on board “to calm down”, a bottle he bought just before boarding the flight. duty free zone. from the airport Result, a drunk passenger and a robbed crew.
Last November, leaving Scotland for Ibiza, no less than 70 passengers decided to have a party during the flight, which led to serial assaults, screams and terrified passengers.
This type of incident, which tends to multiply, also creates cascading delays, enough to pose significant problems to companies like Ryanair that operate just in time. Not to mention the consequences for the crew and other passengers who are helpless in the face of these uncontrolled flights.
New terms and conditions
Given these behaviors, the company has decided to toughen its regulations on board. If it is still possible to consume the small bottles sold in the air, passengers will simply no longer be able to open any bottles of alcohol purchased from the duty-free shops on board.
“We do not ‘ban’ or confiscate duty-free alcohol at the gates. Under Ryanair’s terms and conditions, passengers are allowed to bring duty-free alcohol on board, but must not consume it during the flight,” a spokesperson told the newspaper. liverpool echo.
Article 6.1 is very clear: “You must not take hot drinks on the plane or drink your own alcohol on the plane.”
Source: BFM TV
