Overview

• The £500 fine takes effect June 12 for any passenger whose unruly behaviour leads to removal and offloading from flights.
• Ryanair says the charge represents the minimum penalty under its major misconduct clampdown on bad behaviour.
• The airline plans to pursue civil damages to recover costs incurred by flight diversions caused by disruptive passengers.
• In January Ryanair filed a €15,000 claim after a Dublin–Lanzarote flight was diverted to Porto due to passenger aggression.
• Recent incidents include a May diversion to Portugal following an alleged assault on crew and an April Rhodes-bound flight that aborted landing over passenger misconduct.