Stephen Blofield, a passenger who disrupted a Ryanair flight from Krakow, Poland, to the UK in 2025, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for being drunk on an aircraft, behaving in a threatening and abusive manner toward a crew member, and failing to comply with lawful commands of a pilot. Bloffield was reportedly volatile and aggressive, swearing and verbally accosting fellow passengers and crew members, causing significant disruptions to the flight crew. The airline, which has a zero-tolerance policy on passenger behavior, welcomed the conviction and expressed hope that this conviction will further deter disruptive behaviour on flights. The Federal Aviation Administration reported a 492 percent increase in unruly passenger behavior between 2020 and 2021, with 5,973 incidents reported in that period.