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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."

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So once or twice a year?

I'm talking monthly or every couple weeks

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you flew frequently you would understand

[–] explodicle 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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