Ryanair calls AGAIN for pre-10am airport booze ban after drunk ‘disruptive fairy’ is kicked off Stansted flight

The airline has renewed calls to stop passengers from drinking at the airport before 10am.

It also wants to bring in a two-drink limit per passenger before boarding flights to further clamp down on bad behaviour.

A Ryanair spokesperson told Sun Online Travel: “Ryanair's number one priority is the safety of our customers, crew and aircraft and we have a zero tolerance policy towards alcohol and disruptive behaviour.

“Ryanair does not allow ‘intoxicated’ passengers onboard our aircraft.

“We operate strict guidelines for the carriage of customers who are disruptive or appear to be under the influence of alcohol."

They continued: “Given that all of our flights are short-haul, very little alcohol is actually sold on board and cabin crew have full discretion when it comes to selling or refusing to sell alcohol to passengers on board.

“We are calling for significant changes to prohibit the sale of alcohol at airports, such as a two-drink limit per passenger and no alcohol sales before 10am.

“It’s incumbent on the airports to introduce these preventative measures to curb excessive drinking and the problems it creates, rather than allowing passengers to drink to excess before their flights.”

The drunk man dressed as Tinkerbell was part of a stag do and was booted off a flight to Krakow on Friday after he threatened to “cut everyone up”.


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Armed police were called to escort him off the plane.

Stansted Airport had to delay the flight, and it is understood that a groom and best man were among those who were removed from the plane.

Passenger Dan May, who was on the flight headed to Krakow, witnessed the event unfold.

He said: "Our flight to Krakow hasn't taken off yet because a man dressed as Tinkerbell has threatened to cut everyone up.

He added: "Armed police have shown up. One officer has adjusted the man's wings."

Another passenger, who wishes to remain anonymous, said the man appeared to be drunk and was given several chances to behave by cabin crew.

"He was a little bit drunk and just before leaving the best man decided it’s best to take him off," he said. "He had been given another chance by the cabin crew but the group thought best he went for the next plane."

Sun Online Travel previously revealed that Ryanair warned passengers heading to Ibiza that their duty-free booze is banned from cabin – and must be packed into suitcases and stowed in the hold.

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