Ryanair calls for crackdown on airport alcohol

The airline has proposed a ban on early morning alcohol sales in bars and restaurants as well as limiting the number of sales per boarding pass.

Figures show a spike in alcohol-related arrests at airports and in the air while a survey of cabin crew found that most had witnessed unruly behaviour.

A code of conduct was brought in last year in order to deal with anti-social behaviour by passengers as the Civil Aviation Authority reported an increase of 600 per cent in incidents of misbehaving passengers in the UK between 2012 and 2016.

However, Ryanair would like airports to go further by implementing a ban on alcohol sales before 10am and restricting sales to two drinks per passenger.

The airline’s marketing director, Kenny Jacobs, said: “It’s completely unfair that airports can profit from the unlimited sale of alcohol to passengers and leave the airlines to deal with the safety consequences.

“This is a particular problem during flight delays when airports apply no limit to the sale of alcohol in airside bars and restaurants. This is an issue which the airports must now address and we are calling for significant changes to prohibit the sale of alcohol at airports, particularly with early morning flights and when flights are delayed.”