Ryanair Dublin-Ibiza flight erupts into mid-air sex and booze chaos in high-altitude horror

A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Ibiza descended into high-altitude horror following an explosive spree of drinking, mid-air toilet sex, and harassment, according to one passenger on board. 64-year-old Blaise O'Hara, who is a regular Ibiza visitor, said she and other travellers were unsettled from the moment they reached the departure gates at Dublin Airport last Monday. She said she alerted ground staff to groups of passengers who “appeared to be inebriated”, but felt her concerns were not taken seriously. She said: “It really started at the departure gate. We arrived at the departure gate, and there were two groups of people that I was concerned about. "They were making an awful lot of noise. They appeared to be inebriated and, given what Michael O'Leary had stated about not tolerating inebriated passengers on their flights, as I was about to board the plane, I brought the attention of a female member of the ground crew. "She didn't feel happy that I was concerned about this." Blaise said a further complication at the gate almost prevented her husband from boarding the plane. But, once on board, the situation deteriorated rapidly. Blaise described two distinct groups causing chaos on the flight: one group of young men, and another slightly older, mixed-gender group. The younger group, she said, “were all, I would say, 22 to 24, they were all male”. She said the stewards on board the flight continued to serve people in both groups alcohol, despite warning them about their behaviour. Blaise said other passengers were getting visibly distressed. “The younger group was warned by the steward about the consequences of misbehavior, but they continued to play music and drink,” she told Newstalk on Monday. “There was a young girl who was shaking from head to toe, and there was another lady who was just very agitated because the noise was just overwhelming.” Blaise said a shirtless man and a young woman went into a bathroom together, and remained inside for about ten minutes. Upon their exit to cheers from the two groups, a male flight steward inspected the room - and then returned with supplies to clean up what had been left behind. She told host Andrea Gilligan: “There was a young girl saying that she could organise hookups with people on the flight, if they wanted. "And at one point, a shirtless young guy, just in a pair of shorts, and a girl went into the toilet, and they came out about 10 minutes later. The steward opened the toilet door after they exited it. "And whatever he saw, he then went and got a large bag of wet wipes." Blaise then said a young man in a seat in front of her, who was verbally propositioning passengers, pointed at her and shouted: 'I want her'. She said: “He got up out of his seat and he pointed at me and he said, 'I want her'. At which point, my new friend Paul [the man sitting beside Blaise on the flight] intervened. "And I said to him: 'You need to be very, very careful, that man on the other side of the aisle is my husband'. My husband had both earplugs and headphones on, and his eyes closed. "I said to him: 'You need to remove yourself from this, because my husband is getting very worked up by the noise and shouting and people jumping over seats and all the rest of it'. And it was only at that point that the young man realised that I wasn't a middle-aged woman on my own. "Thank God my husband didn't hear it, because it could have been an unpleasant situation if my husband had heard, basically, a young man on a Ryanair flight sexually harassing me.” On arrival at Ibiza Airport, the aircraft was met by emergency services, Blaise said. Paramedics boarded the plane and removed at least one passenger who appeared unwell, while members of the problematic groups were interviewed by police. She said: “When the flight landed, the steward said: 'Everyone, stay in your seats. The paramedics and the police are coming to the flight'. "The young guy who had been shirtless, who was in the toilet with the girl, he was carried off the flight by paramedics. Two people from the group further down the flight were asked to go with the police.” And in the aftermath, an elderly woman’s bag was misplaced - which then lead to further distress on their hot bus transfer. Blaise said: "There was an elderly woman whose bag was misplaced. Now, it turned out that the stewards had put it in with their bags, or at least that's what was said to us on the bus. "People were asked by any chance had they taken her bag. One of the people who had been interviewed by the police decided that it was being implied he'd stolen her bag, but when her bag was found and he had boarded the bus, we were all already on the bus again. “It was stinking hot, you know. You're talking 30, 33 degrees, and people are tired and stressed and upset. And a man starts hurling abuse at this elderly woman that she was accusing of stealing his bag, which she wasn't. "She just wanted to get her bag back. At which point, a very big Spanish police officer boarded the bus, prodded him in the chest, and shouted at him: 'No trouble in Spain'. "At that point, he got off the bus. The door was closed, and finally, we got to the terminal, and we got out of there as quickly as we could." Blaise has travelled to Ibiza for decades, and said she has seen disruptive behaviour before, but that the scale of this flight was extraordinary. She said: “I've been going to Ibiza since I was 19. I'm 64, so I've been coming here for 45 years. "But not only was it awful, we were both very wound up and angry. My husband was furious when I told him I'd been propositioned by somebody who was certainly young enough to be my son.” A statement from Ryanair to Newstalk said that two passengers on the flight were refused bar service on board, but continued to drink their own pre-bought alcohol, despite warnings from the crew. They said: “Crew on this flight from Dublin to Ibiza called ahead for police assistance after two passengers became disruptive inflight. "Due to their misbehaviour, crew refrained from serving these passengers alcohol from the bar, however, despite several warnings from crew, they continued to drink their own alcohol purchased pre-flight. Police met the aircraft upon landing at Ibiza Airport and these two disruptive passengers were removed. "Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour, ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a respectful and stress-free environment, without unnecessary disruption." Want to see more of the stories you love from Dublin Live? Making us your preferred source on Google means you’ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. To add Dublin Live as a preferred source, simply click here . Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.