Also that year, Tiffany Gomas gained sudden notoriety when she was dubbed “Crazy Plane Lady” for a meltdown on an American Airlines flight.
The biggest airline in Europe is cracking down on unruly passengers, fed up with travelers disrupting flights.
The 40-year-old has given multiple interviews since and has garnered 162,000 Instagram followers.
“This demonstrates just one of the many consequences that passengers who disrupt flights will face as part of Ryanair’s zero-tolerance policy and we hope this action will deter further disruptive behavior on flights so that passengers and crew can travel in a comfortable and respectful environment,” the statement continued.
“It is unacceptable that passengers – many of whom are heading away with family or friends to enjoy a relaxing Summer holiday – are suffering unnecessary disruption and reduced holiday time as a result of one unruly passenger’s behavior,” a statement from Ryanair claimed.
In August, outspoken Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary demanded airports limit passengers to two alcoholic drinks per boarding pass.
“Passengers fighting with each other is now a growing trend on board the aircraft,” O’Leary said.
This has provided some disruptive passengers with unwanted fame.
O’Leary claimed drunken passengers were not just falling over or asleep like they once were but because “tablets and powder” were in the mix, leading to “much more aggressive behavior” directed both at the crew and other passengers.
Instances of wild behavior on flights across the world have been highlighted by videos uploaded to social media, often going viral on platforms like TikTok.
Ryanair said it had now filed legal proceedings in the Irish Circuit Court claiming the passenger’s disruptive behavior caused over $15,000 “in overnight accommodation, passenger expenses and landing costs.”
Ryanair revealed on Wednesday it had decided to sue a passenger for just over $15,000 after a flight from Dublin to the Spanish island of Lanzarote was forced to divert to Porto, Portugal and be delayed overnight.
Even his mom spoke publicly about the “embarrassing” moment.