Passengers should be restricted to two drinks at airports, the chief executive of Ryanair has said, after a surge in violence on flights this summer, with attacks occurring weekly.
Michael O’Leary said that assaults on cabin crew were of the greatest concern but added that confrontations between passengers had become common. He blamed some aggressive behaviour on holidaymakers mixing alcohol with other drugs.
O’Leary said: “It’s not that easy for airlines to identify people who are inebriated at the gate, particularly if they are boarding with two or three others.
“As long as they can stand up and shuffle they will get through. Then when the plane takes off we see the misbehaviour. We don’t want to begrudge people having a drink. But we don’t