Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, is going after unruly passengers on its flights and has filed for €15,000 ($15,400) in damages from a passenger who disrupted a flight last year.

Airline is recouping costs of €15,000 in damages over ‘inexcusable’ behaviour it says forced the plane to divert to Portugal.

Ryanair has launched a £12,500 legal claim against a passenger whom the airline alleges disrupted a flight to the Canary Islands last year.

Ryanair has filed legal proceedings against a passenger it says disrupted a flight and forced it to be diverted, and is seeking 15,000 euros ($15,500) in damages, the Irish airline said on Wednesday.

Ryanair is suing a disruptive passenger for 15,000 euros (£12,500) in damages for their ‘inexcusable’ behaviour after they forced the plane to divert.

The airline has declared it has a zero-tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct, and it 'will continue to take decisive action' to tackle disorder on flights

In one case, the airline is seeking 15,000 euro (£12,500) in damages against a passenger whose behaviour forced a flight to divert last year.