A new poll has found that about two thirds (62%) of Brits would support a two-drink limit at airport bars.
The YouGov survey was carried out on Wednesday (August 28) among 6,771 adults, after Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said passengers should be restricted to two drinks at airports.
O’Leary blamed some aggressive behaviour on holidaymakers mixing alcohol with drugs.
The latest YouGov poll asked if people in Britain would support or oppose a limit of two alcoholic drinks per passenger at airport bars.
About two thirds (62%) of the public either tended to support or strongly supported the idea.
However, the boss of Wetherspoons has defended his pubs at British airports after O’Leary’s comments, according to The Sun.
Sir Tim Martin said: “We’ve had no complaints about our pubs from the airport authorities or airlines in recent years.”
He added that alcohol sales accounted for only a third of sales at his six airport pubs over the past month.
In February last year, YouGov conducted global research about acceptable behaviour on flights and drunkenness was top of the list of irritations.
Three quarters (75%) of respondents said drunkenness was unacceptable airline behaviour.
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