TWO passengers who disrupted a flight from Essex have been convicted in a French court.
The passengers were on board Ryanair flight FR9251 from Stansted to Ibiza on May 17, 2025, and their behaviour forced the plane to divert to Toulouse.
The Toulouse Criminal Court found them guilty and handed down suspended sentences of up to 10 months, along with a combined financial penalty of more than €10,000.
Ryanair’s Jade Kirwan, said: "We welcome this decision by the Toulouse Criminal Court to convict these two disruptive passengers and sentence them with up to 10 months jail time and to pay a penalty of over €10,000.
"It is unacceptable that passengers – many of whom are heading away with family or friends to enjoy a relaxing summer holiday – suffer unnecessary disruption and reduced holiday time as a result of unruly passenger behaviour.
"Yet this was regrettably the case for passengers on this flight from Stansted to Ibiza in May last year, which was forced to divert to Toulouse as a result of two passenger’s disruptive behaviour.
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"This conviction demonstrates just one of the many consequences that passengers who disrupt flights will face as part of Ryanair’s zero tolerance policy, and we hope this action will deter further disruptive behaviour on flights so that passengers and crew can travel in a comfortable and respectful environment."
Ryanair said the diversion affected more than 184 passengers and six crew members.
The airline reiterated its commitment to a "zero tolerance policy" for passenger misconduct.
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