Overview
- Sir Tim Martin, who responded Thursday, called Ryanair’s plan “Big Brother” and said a two‑drink cap would be hard to enforce.
- Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary renewed his call to ban pre‑flight morning alcohol sales and cap drinks at two per passenger, saying near‑daily diversions now follow unruly behavior.
- Airport pubs past security are exempt from normal licensing hours in the UK, and airlines want those venues brought in line with standard rules.
- Civil Aviation Authority data show airlines face roughly 400 more disruptive passenger incidents a year than before the pandemic.
- Airlines are testing tougher measures, with Jet2 backing a national ban list and Ryanair seeking damages in court, and UK law makes being drunk on a plane a criminal offense punishable by fines and up to two years in prison.