Ryanair sues ‘unruly’ passenger it says disrupted Dublin to Lanzarote flight

The airline said it had begun a ‘major clampdown’ on disruptive passengers. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

Ryanair is suing a passenger it claims disrupted a flight between Dublin and Lanzarote, seeking €15,000 (£12,500) in damages to cover expenses incurred when the plane was diverted to Portugal.

The airline said on Wednesday it had filed proceedings in Dublin’s circuit court against the passenger, whose behaviour on the flight last April it described as “inexcusable” and “completely unacceptable.”