Eight Ryanair passengers banned for smoking

Low fares airline, Ryanair, has today announced it has banned eight passengers for life from flying with Ryanair for compromising passenger and crew safety by smoking on board.

Ryanair's Head of Communications, Paul Fitzsimmons said: "Passenger and crew safety is our

No. 1 priority. Smoking during a flight compromises the safety of everyone on board an aircraft and is strictly prohibited.

"There remains a tiny minority of passengers who stupidly and recklessly persist in endangering the safety of others by smoking on board. Ryanair will immediately ban anyone found smoking on board any Ryanair flight and pass the offenders over to the police for prosecution."