The flight was forced to divert with over 180 passengers and six crew members after the incident
The incident happened onboard a Ryanair plane (stock)(Image: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Ryanair has welcomed a Polish court’s decision to convict an “unruly passenger” who disrupted a flight, becoming abusive with staff and forcing the plane to divert.
The passenger was slapped with a fine after the incident, which took place on flight FR2746 from London Stansted to Kaunas on 24 July 2024.
After this passenger failed to comply with crew instructions and became abusive, the flight was forced to divert to Warsaw-Modlin with over 180 passengers and six crew members. The disruptive passenger was found guilty in the District Court in Warsaw-Modlin and received a PLN 17,000 penalty.
Ryanair’s Jade Kirwan said: “We welcome the decision of the District Court in Warsaw‑Modlin to convict this disruptive passenger and impose a PLN 17,000 penalty.
“This ruling clearly confirms that such behaviour is unacceptable – it exposes passengers and crew to stress and disruption, while also generating significant operational costs for the airline. A clear example of this was the flight from London to Kaunas, which was forced to divert to Warsaw-Modlin, requiring the intervention of police and border guard services.
“This conviction sends a clear signal that breaches of onboard conduct will be consistently enforced under Ryanair’s zero tolerance policy for aggressive passengers.
“We believe this will effectively limit similar incidents in the future and support the safety and comfort of travel for both passengers and crew.”
A Ryanair spokesperson added: “Ryanair is committed to ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a comfortable and stress-free environment, free of unnecessary disruption caused by a tiny number of unruly passengers.
“Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft for the benefit of the vast majority of passengers who do not disrupt flights.”
On Thursday, Ryanair also welcomed a decision by a French court to convict two “unruly passengers” who disrupted a flight in May last year – forcing it to divert. The two passengers were handed a fine and suspended sentence after an incident onboard flight FR9251 from London Stansted to Ibiza on 17 May 2025, when the pair became abusive towards fellow passengers and failed to comply with crew instructions.
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