Wetherspoons and Ryanair bosses reignite war of words over call to BAN early-morning airport pints

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The bosses of JD Wetherspoon and Ryanair have reignited their war of words over the latter's call to ban early-morning airport pints.Michael O'Leary, Ryanair chief executive, had yesterday called for airports to ban pre-flight early-morning pints, and impose a two-drink limit per person.He told The Times: "I fail to understand why anybody in airport bars is serving people at five or six o'clock in the morning.

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Who needs to be drinking beer at that time?"Sir Tim Martin, founder of Wetherspoons, has now blasted "Big Brother" policing of alcohol in airports - which he said could lead to passengers being breathalysed in an authoritarian overreach.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Sir Tim added that it had "never been suggested" that his customers had caused issues on flights.He said any limit on drinking would be difficult to manage."It is in everyone's interests to have good behaviour at airports and on flights," he added."A two-drink limit would be extraordinarily difficult to...

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