Ryanair to issue £500 fines to disruptive passengers who are kicked off flights

Airline says fines will be ‘minimum’ punishment and it will continue to pursue ejected customers for civil damages

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Disruptive Ryanair passengers whose behaviour results in them being removed from the plane will be fined £500, the airline has announced.

Europe’s biggest airline said this would be the “minimum” punishment and that it would continue to pursue ejected passengers for civil damages.

The budget carrier said it hoped its new policy would act as a deterrent to eliminate “unacceptable behaviour”.