[Jan Fisher]

An airline boss has called for a two-drink limit for passengers before they board their flight.

Good luck with that.

Controversial Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has proposed limiting passengers to two drinks to combat increasingly poor behaviour on flights.

I mean, he has a point. We’ve all experienced an annoying drunk passenger. I once had half a plane of them when I shared a flight to Queensland with a football club on their end-of-year trip.

People complain about babies on flights, but I don’t see of them throwing half full cans of beer around the cabin as I did on that occasion.

“But we don’t allow people to drink-drive, yet we keep putting them up in aircraft at 33,000ft,” Mr O’Leary said. To be fair Mr O’Leary, they are not driving the plane.

“In the old days, people who drank too much would eventually fall over or fall asleep. But now those passengers are also on tablets and powder,” he added.

“It’s the mix. You get much more aggressive behaviour that becomes very difficult to manage.”

I’m sure all of that’s true, what I’m not sure of how he expects this to be policed?

There are bars all over airports, in the food halls, in restaurants, even on the concourses. How does he propose this two-drink limit work?

Do you think such an idea is possible? Do passengers need to behave better?

[Fran]

Would not the simple answer be to breath test everyone at the boarding gate? The only people who would complain about this will be the ones who need off loading, and the people who would complain about anything.

[Challenger]

Agree 100%. Bad sitting to someone who is intoxicated and smells like a brewery. As well as a bretho at the gate, ban alcohol on flights. ( that will stir the possum!!! )
Another thing that should be banned are singlets. these are mainly worn by inflated egos of body builders who like to flaunt their muscles. Not nice at all.

[Blinky Bill]

To ensure the safety of the aircraft, passengers and crew this situation has become more of a concern for all who fly. Unfortunately it is a minority of people who are consuming too much alcohol, which then effects their behaviour and attitude making the flight uncomfortable for the majority of the passengers and crew. Having experienced this situation on two flights, I do agree with the proposed policy to limit the amount of alcohol consumed by passengers prior to a flight. How this will be monitored and enforced is a good question.
For all who wish to comment negatively to this post, do realise that I enjoy a drink myself.

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