'Who Needs to Drink Beer at That Time?' Ryanair Boss Calls for Ban on Early Morning Pre-Flight Pint - 07/05/2026

The Agenda · May 7, 2026 · 11m

Airports should be banned from serving alcohol to passengers before early morning flights, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said.He said the measure would reduce the number of passengers who were disruptive on board aircraft.Mr O’Leary said Ryanair was being forced to divert an average of nearly one flight every day because of bad behaviour on board, up from one a week a decade ago.In an interview with The Times, Mr O’Leary said: “It’s becoming a real challenge for all airlines.We delved into this some more on The Agenda this morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…