WITH the holiday season getaway in full swing one of the big holiday airlines is calling for a limit of airport booze sales.

New figures from the Civil Aviation Authority show bad behaviour by passengers, most of whom have been drinking rocketed by 600 per cent in the UK between 2012 and 2016.

Ryanair is calling for big changes including limiting passengers to two drinks before the get on board an aircraft and banning the sale of alcohol in airports before 10am.

Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said: “It’s completely unfair that airports can profit from the unlimited sale of alcohol to passengers and leave the airlines to deal with the safety consequences.

"This is a particular problem during flight delays when airports apply no limit to the sale of alcohol in airside bars and restaurants.

"This is an issue which the airports must now address and we are calling for significant changes to prohibit the sale of alcohol at airports, particularly with early morning flights and when flights are delayed.

As the largest airline in Europe, Ryanair’s number one priority is the safety of our customers, crew and aircraft and we operate strict guidelines for the carriage of customers who are disruptive or appear to be under the influence of alcohol. "Given that all our flights are short-haul, very little alcohol is actually sold on board, so it’s incumbent on the airports to introduce these preventative measures to curb excessive drinking and the problems it creates, rather than allowing passengers to drink to excess before their flights.”