How Britain can fix its drunk flying problem

Published August 14, 2017 7:45pm ET



The popular European airline, Ryanair, is calling for a two alcoholic drink limit to be introduced at British airports. They’re doing so after the BBC published U.K. government statistics showing a 51 percent increase in airport arrests of intoxicated individuals.

As the BBC notes, “387 people were arrested between February 2016 and February 2017 – up from 255 the previous year.”

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