Ryanair has said it is taking legal action against a disruptive passenger.

In what it described as a "major misconduct clampdown", the airline said it is seeking €15,000 (£12,500) in damages from a passenger in Ireland, whose behaviour forced a plane bound for Lanzarote to divert to Porto in Portugal last year.

Ryanair claims the diverted flight then had to be delayed overnight and caused 160 passengers to "face unnecessary disruption as well as losing a full day of their holiday".

The airline described the passenger's behaviour as "inexcusable" and "completely unacceptable".

It said it calculated the sum of €15,000 from the cost of overnight accommodation, passenger expenses and landing costs.

It is the first time Ryanair has brought a civil case against a disruptive passenger in Ireland, but the airline warned it will "continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft".

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/ryanair-s...ivert-13285915