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Air transport: flights disrupted by excessive alcohol consumption by passengers
Air transport: flights disrupted by excessive alcohol consumption by passengers
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On some flights, particularly to party destinations, alcohol-related problems are common and can lead to emergency landings. Ryanair wants airport bars to limit the drinks served to passengers.
On board a plane, the holiday turned violent. In images from the Spanish media The Voice of Ibizaa drunk and out of control British passenger attacks travelers. His partner hits the French police officers, who end up disembarking the couple. The scene took place on Sunday, September 8 on a flight from Manchester (United Kingdom) to Ibiza (Spain). Above Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), the pilot made an emergency landing to expel the passengers.
Alcohol-related problems are common on some flights, particularly to party destinations such as the Canary Islands or the Balearic Islands in Spain. An airline can refuse boarding to a passenger who is drunk. In flight, it can also request an emergency landing. This option costs airlines several thousand euros, so some are demanding additional measures. Ryanair now wants airport bars to limit the drinks served to passengers. Each airline also keeps a list of undesirable passengers to ban them from flying.