Ryanair sues unruly passenger for 15,000 [Video]

Ryanair has sued an allegedly disruptive passenger for €15,000 after the airline said it was forced to divert a holiday flight out of Dublin, writes Helen Bruce.

The carrier said its decision to take legal action against individual passengers represented a major “clampdown” on misconduct.

It has issued proceedings in the Circuit Court here in Ireland against an as-yet-unnamed passenger who was said to have disrupted flight FR7124 from Dublin to Lanzarote on April 9 last year.

A Ryanair spokesperson explained: “This passenger’s inexcusable behaviour forced this flight to divert to Porto where it was delayed overnight, causing 160 passengers to face unnecessary disruption as well as losing a full day of their holiday.

“It is completely unacceptable that passengers who work hard to enjoy a trip away with family/friends are robbed of the pleasure due to one passenger’s failure to behave.”

They said Ryanair was committed to ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a safe …