Ryanair has welcomed the decision by the Malta court to convict a passenger who disrupted flight FR5205 from Cologne to Malta on 22nd March last by smoking onboard and refusing to follow crew instructions.
The troublesome passenger who boarded flight FR5205 on March 22nd pleaded guilty in court and received a €2,000 fine.
Regarding the latest fine, a Ryanair spokesperson stated, “It is unacceptable that passengers, many of whom are travelling with young families, are forced to suffer unnecessary disruption because of one unruly passenger’s behaviour. Ryanair supports Malta court decision to issue a €2,000 fine to an unruly passenger who disrupted flight FR5205 from Cologne to Malta on Sat last (22 Mar). This underscores our commitment to maintaining a safe and respectful environment for both crew and passengers on all Ryanair flights.”
“Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct, and we will continue to take action, including travel bans, supporting investigations by local law enforcement authorities, and pursuing civil damages to combat passenger misconduct onboard our flights.”
Ryanair is currently seeking €15,000 in damages from a passenger who disrupted a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote last year, which caused the pilot to divert to Porto.
Additionally, the Irish airline announced that it was also taking another passenger to court that claimed to be a UN diplomat and refused to provide documentation on a flight from Lanzarote to Galicia.