2024-08-28 00:28:11
Close to them TelegraphMichael O’Leary warns against violence by passengers towards airline employees.
“People are not allowed to drink and drive, so why are we putting them on a plane at 10,000 meters?”. While passenger violence against airline workers increased this summer, the CEO of Irish airline Ryanair did not hide his anger. Interview by newspaper telegraph, the latter is angry that the airstrikes are happening now “Every week.” This violence can affect both the cabin and the crew “passengers”confirms Michael O’Leary.
To remedy this, he called for a reduction in the amount of drinks per passenger at airport bars. While remembering that companies are not always profitable “To identify drunk people at the boarding gate, even if they are entering with two or three other people.” And to be specific: “As long as they can stand and move forward, they will pass. Then, when the plane takes off, bad behavior will appear. “
“Mixture of alcohol and powder”
Passenger violence is common on routes to holiday destinations such as Ibiza, some Greek islands and from regional airports such as Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The company even has to go to the search of the goods of passengers who go to Ibiza. “We used to allow them to carry bottles of water on board, not knowing that they were full of vodka. Now they are not allowed to take them away. confie Michael O’Leary au Telegraph.
At the origin of this behavior, according to the CEO of Ryanair, is a mixture of alcohol and tablets which make these alcoholic thoughts more aggressive. “In the past, those who drank would fall or fall asleep. But now these plans also bring tablets and powder. […] We get a lot more aggressive behavior which is very difficult to control, details Micheal O’Leary. And those who have just directed the crew. Fights between passengers are a growing trend on airlines. “ Add to this the stops that give travelers a chance, “to stand while eating even more”, indicate the dealer.
Sexual assaults and robberies
However, drinking this much alcohol can have surprising results. Last month, a British holidaymaker was found guilty of sexually assaulting a flight attendant on a Ryanair flight from Newcastle to Majorca in 2023. In the same year, four men were ejected from the flight. EasyJet flies from Manchester to Tenerife. The plane had to be diverted to Lanzarote after the violent attacks.
More recently, in August, a man was arrested for sexually assaulting a flight attendant before spitting on his boss during a Jet2 flight between Manchester and Ibiza. On this subject, Sinead Quid, manager of training for the cabin crew members of Ryanair 14,000, has already expressed himself in favor of accepting bans on the plane for the most violent passengers. It is also in favor of sharing information about the same problem passengers between groups.
Michael O’Leary, for his part, hopes that Britain’s new Labor government will address this issue and approve a ban on alcoholic beverages at airports. He deplres that the “Airports are against it”. And to finish: “However what we are asking for will not affect profits. Bars can also sell their drinks and food. And yet government agencies in the UK and across Europe are not taking this problem seriously. “
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