Liverpool John Lennon Airport has disputed claims by Ryanair’s CEO that their passengers are among the most disruptive.
Michael O’Leary singled out flights from the Speke terminal and Glasgow to Ibiza as the most problematic for his company due to antisocial behaviour.
The businessman told a news conference in London that passengers fighting each other had become ‘a growing trend’ on aircrafts departing for Europe.
O’Neil also argued that travellers should be subjected to a two-drink minimum on alcohol served at airports in a bid to limit the unsavoury in-flight antics.
But bosses at John Lennon Airport countered the accusations by insisting that stringent on-site measures are already in place to help minimise disruption.
A spokesperson said: “Liverpool John Lennon Airport has a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behaviour and works closely with its retail partners to ensure the responsible and controlled supply of alcohol and to encourage responsible consumption by passengers, with a disruptive passenger protocol in place.
“All alcohol retailers at the airport are Best Bar None-accredited and the airport is a signatory to a code of practice, working with its retail partners to prevent and minimise the number of disruptive passenger incidents following best practice with the sale of alcohol.”