There has been a recent plague of drunk, buffoonish, sometimes violent, behaviour on commercial aircraft.
Often the miscreants get a slap on the wrist, or a good behaviour bond.
In Europe, however, low-cost carrier Ryanair has had enough of the idiocy of buttheads.
Ryanair is taking action against a passenger it says forced a pilot to divert a flight.
It has started legal proceedings against the passenger it claims disrupted a Dublin to Lanzarote flight, which had to be diverted to Portugal, news hub Travel Mole reports.
Ryanair is seeking €15,000 (around $25,000 in Aussie money) in compensation to cover the cost of diverting the flight. The passenger has not been named.
It filed the lawsuit in Dublin’s circuit court claiming "inexcusable and completely unacceptable" behaviour.
The damages it seeks are for overnight accommodation and related expenses given to passengers due to the diversion to Porto.
Ryanair said it will continue to take "decisive action" against other unruly behaviour.
The incident led to 160 passengers "facing unnecessary disruption and lost a full day of their holiday".
“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,” a Ryanair spokesperson said.
Bravo Ryanair.
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