Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tue, 17 Feb) welcomed the decision of the Dublin Circuit Court awarding damages of €15,000 against a Dublin man who forced over 160 passengers and 6 crew to divert to Porto after he assaulted passengers and crew onboard a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Lanzarote.

Ryanair is committed to ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a comfortable environment free of unnecessary disruption caused by a tiny number of unruly passengers. Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft for the benefit of the vast majority of passengers who do not disrupt flights.

A Ryanair spokesperson said:

“We welcome the Dublin Circuit Court’s judgement awarding €15,000 in damages against a Dublin man following the diversion of a Lanzarote flight from Dublin to Porto which was diverted due to his disruptive behaviour. This judgment reinforces the serious consequences faced by passengers who engage in disruptive behaviour which includes travel bans and offload fines, under Ryanair’s zero‑tolerance policy. We hope this ruling will further deter disruptive behaviour on flights so that both passengers and crew can travel without having to deal with this reprehensible behaviour.”