247

Ryanair boss calls for two-drink limit at airports to tackle disorder (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

75 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Aeroplane passengers should be restricted to two drinks at airports, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has said.

Mr O'Leary said introducing alcohol limits at airports would help tackle a rise in disorder on flights.

Violent outbursts are occurring weekly due to alcohol, he said, especially when it is mixed with other substances.

"We don't want to begrudge people having a drink," he told the Daily Telegraph.

"But we don't allow people to drink-drive, yet we keep putting them up in aircraft at 33,000ft."

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Do line up window middle isle front to back.

Don't dick about in the aisle

Do sit down and stay seated

Don't recline seat ever. You're just fucking up the person behind you

Do leave both middle arm rests free for the poor bastard sitting there

Don't leave the window shade open if the sun's beating in.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago

No reclining? Fuck that shit-- most of my flights are long as hell and I'm not sitting ramrod straight for 14 hours. I can barely sleep as it is and those extra few degrees of tilt (plus a few beers) are the only thing that lets me get a couple hours passed out.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Where are you flying that you're doing 14 hours frequently?

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

I moved roughly halfway around the world from my hometown. Any time I want to see my family I fly 10-14 hours followed by a 3-5 hr connection. Just got back from a trip home that was 29 hours door to door, which was the first time since the pandemic that the airlines didn't fuck me with delays and missed connections. The last two times were 40+ hours.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

So once or twice a year?

I'm talking monthly or every couple weeks

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Right, I only fly once or twice a year, but I'm not sure how frequency of flying relates to whether reclining a seat is acceptable on a long flight.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

If you flew frequently you would understand

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I fly frequently and don't understand how that's relevant.

this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2024

247 points (100.0% liked)

World News

39032 readers

1894 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Rule 1: posts have the following requirements:
- Post news articles only
- Video links are NOT articles and will be removed.
- Title must match the article headline
- Not United States Internal News
- Recent (Past 30 Days)
- Screenshots/links to other social media sites (Twitter/X/Facebook/Youtube/reddit, etc.) are explicitly forbidden, as are link shorteners.
Rule 2: Do not copy the entire article into your post. The key points in 1-2 paragraphs is allowed (even encouraged!), but large segments of articles posted in the body will result in the post being removed. If you have to stop and think "Is this fair use?", it probably isn't. Archive links, especially the ones created on link submission, are absolutely allowed but those that avoid paywalls are not.
Rule 3: Opinions articles, or Articles based on misinformation/propaganda may be removed. Sources that have a Low or Very Low factual reporting rating or MBFC Credibility Rating may be removed.
Rule 4: Posts or comments that are homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, anti-religious, or ableist will be removed. “Ironic” prejudice is just prejudiced.
Posts and comments must abide by the lemmy.world terms of service UPDATED AS OF 10/19
Rule 5: Keep it civil. It's OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It's NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

Rule 6: Memes, spam, other low effort posting, reposts, misinformation, advocating violence, off-topic, trolling, offensive, regarding the moderators or meta in content may be removed at any time.
Rule 7: We didn't USED to need a rule about how many posts one could make in a day, then someone posted NINETEEN articles in a single day. Not comments, FULL ARTICLES. If you're posting more than say, 10 or so, consider going outside and touching grass. We reserve the right to limit over-posting so a single user does not dominate the front page.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.