Edinburgh flights: Ryanair welcomes sentencing of 'unruly' passenger who forced flight to make U-turn

Edinburgh flights: Ryanair welcomes sentencing of 'unruly' passenger who forced flight to make U-turn

The 23-year-old man was smoking, swearing and drinking on the flight full of holiday-makers

Ryanair welcomes conviction of disruptive passenger on flight to Lanzarote - Spain in English

Ryanair has welcomed the sentencing of a disruptive passenger whose behaviour forced a holiday flight to turn back last year. The incident occurred on flight RK5593 heading from Edinburgh to Lanzarote in Spain’s Canary Islands on 5 July 2024. According to the airline, soon after take-off the man began smoking, drinking his own alcohol and verbally abusing fellow travellers. He was one of three passengers causing trouble onboard, prompting the pi…

Scottish court convicts ‘unruly’ Ryanair passenger

An “unruly” passenger who smoked shortly after takeoff, consumed his own alcohol and verbally abused other travelers has been sentenced to 225 hours of community service, according to Ryanair.   The low-cost airline issued a statement on August 13, 2025, claiming that the disruptive individual had been convicted at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.  According to Ryanair, the passenger flew from Edinburgh to Lanzarote on July 5, 2024 , and was one of thre…