"The Ryanair boss said airports should be banned from serving alcohol before early flights to reduce the number of disruptive passengers on planes, telling the Times on Wednesday that Ryanair was having to divert an average of nearly one flight a day because of bad behaviour onboard, up from one a week 10 years ago."
"It's a holiday ritual, said Dee Wood, 60, a waste policy officer, who was enjoying a pint while waiting to board her Alicante-bound morning flight. It's like the start of holiday, said her friend Rachel Almond, 59, a community planner, who was treating herself to a lager. We don't get drunk, we just have a pint, say cheers and off we go."
"You wouldn't be drinking a pint at home at this time of day but it's just nice to do something different. If you were working on the plane and you've got people who have had a few drinks, it can be a bit threatening, I guess, so I completely understand, said Wood."
At Stansted Airport, passengers enjoy pre-flight alcoholic drinks as a holiday ritual before boarding flights. Three travelers explain that having a pint or glass of wine before departure marks the beginning of their vacation, not a sign of nervousness or problematic drinking. However, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has called for airports to prohibit alcohol sales before early morning flights to combat rising disruptive behavior onboard. Ryanair reports nearly one flight per day now requires diversion due to passenger misconduct, up from one per week a decade ago. While the passengers acknowledge occasional alcohol-related issues on flights, they maintain their pre-flight drinks are harmless and sometimes enhance the flying experience.
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