Disruptive Ryanair passengers removed from planes will be fined £500, the airline has announced.
The carrier said this will be the “minimum” punishment, and it will continue to pursue passengers for civil damages.
Ryanair is hoping the new policy will “act as a deterrent to eliminate this unacceptable behaviour”.
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A spokesperson for the airline said: “It is unacceptable that passengers are made to suffer unnecessary disruption because of one unruly passenger’s behaviour.
“To help ensure that our passengers and crew travel in a comfortable and stress-free environment, without unnecessary disruption caused by a tiny number of unruly passengers, we have introduced a £500 fine, which will be issued to any passengers offloaded from aircraft as a result of their misconduct.
“While these are isolated events which happen across all airlines, disruptive behaviour in such a confined shared space is unacceptable.”
In May, Ryanair reported that it had carried 19.6 million passengers on its planes - up 4% on the year before.
The budget carrier also announced its chief executive, Michael O'Leary, was on track to receive a bonus of €100m (£84.2m) after the airline's shares reached a crucial performance benchmark.
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It means the only obstacle preventing the Irish airline boss from receiving one of the largest pay-outs in European business history, through share options, is if he departs before July 2028.
Mr O'Leary said at the time: "I think we're delivering exceptional value for Ryanair shareholders in an era when premiership footballers or the managers are getting paid €20mn to €25mn a year."
This week, the carrier confirmed it had reached agreement with CFM to buy 30 new spare LEAP-1B engines, which have a list price of $500m.
These fuel-efficient engines, which will be delivered over the next two years, will support Ryanair’s fleet of 210 B737 Gamechanger aircraft, and its B737 MAX-10 aircraft which deliver in 2027. The deal will increase Ryanair’s pool of spare engines to over 120, it said.
The carrier is planning to increase its fleet to 800 B737s - all powered by CFM engines - in a bid to grow its traffic to 300 million passengers a year by 2034.