Furious Brit delays Ryanair flight for an hour after his wife is prevented from joining him on overbooked jet - before he is fined £2,500 over the disruption

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A furious British man delayed a Ryanair flight for an hour after his wife was prevented from joining him on an overbooked flight at Treviso Airport in Italy.

The disgruntled passenger was fined 3,000 euros (£2,500), after his angry outburst prevented other travellers from boarding and delayed the flight to Paris last Thursday.

The chaos began when the man took his place in his seat and realised after some time that his wife had been prevented from boarding due to overbooking.

The police were called up and were forced to intervene to calm him down.

The drama unfolded after Ryanair sold more tickets than there were seats available, causing a so-called overbooking.

When this happens, the airline guarantees passengers a place on the next available flight to the same destination, or, if an overnight stay is necessary, a night in a hotel with a flight back the following day.

However, this solution was deemed unacceptable to the man, who expressed his anger to the flight's crew.

It was the police who eventually convinced the man to stay on board, with his wife joining him the next day in Paris.

A furious British man delayed a Ryanair flight for an hour after his wife was prevented from joining him on an overbooked flight at Treviso Airport in Italy

Passengers on a separate Ryanair flight allegedly passed out and threw up after being left in a sweltering cabin without air conditioning.

Flight FR7268 was due to leave Malta for Birmingham at 5.40pm on August 10, but did not depart until around 7pm.

Ryanair blamed the initial delay on a minor technical issue, with a passenger falling ill causing further disruption.

But the wait to board allegedly brought fresh problems, as passengers struggled in the extreme heat.

Eva Gregory, 16, claims she and her family spent around 30 minutes on a bus without air conditioning before being moved to another vehicle.

She said they were then moved to a second bus, which apparently had only limited air conditioning, for approximately another 30 minutes.

However, according to the airline, passengers were taken to the plane by bus and stayed in the vehicle for an extra ten minutes where air conditioning was available.

The holidaymaker from Derby alleged passengers had to wait on the tarmac in the blazing heat for a further 20 minutes before boarding.

Holidaymakers were allegedly transported on a bus with limited air con before boarding the plane which apparently didn't have air con until it took off

Passengers were originally throwing up and passing out on a Ryanair flight. Pictured: Passenger Eva Gregory covered in sweat due to the heat

Eva claimed the cabin was still not air-conditioned when they boarded. She ended up experiencing nausea before having a panic attack as she watched the situation unfold around her.

'When we boarded, it was immediately obvious the air conditioning was not on,' Eva told NeedToKnow.

'It was like walking into extreme heat. We got on the plane but were sitting and waiting in the heat with no air conditioning at all for over an hour.

'All the passengers were extremely agitated and quite quickly became frustrated. People were taking their tops off because of the heat.'

Eva said she saw two passengers lose consciousness and claimed other travellers were being sick.

She added: 'Two people passed out, although I'm not sure how many were throwing up.

'I was experiencing the feeling of needing to throw up, but as I have a phobia of being sick, it gave me a panic attack.'

Eva continued: 'They [the staff] didn't even offer free bottles of water to anyone, even those experiencing medical emergencies.'

According to Ryanair, the crew opened the onboard bars, allowing passengers to buy drinks and snacks if needed.

Eva claimed the cabin crew tried to stop passengers from boarding until the issue had been addressed.

She said: 'The Ryanair cabin crew absolutely did their best. They were telling them not to let us onboard until the air conditioning was fixed.

'The other workers did not listen to the cabin crew and then the crew were the ones dealing with passengers' anger when it was not their fault.'

The air conditioning allegedly began working gradually after the aircraft became airborne.

Eva said: 'The heat and witnessing medical emergencies made me feel uneasy. The whole situation makes me feel extremely angry.'

Footage shared online by Eva showed passengers standing in the cabin as crew appeared to attend to people on board.

Text over the video alleged people were 'passing out, throwing up, crying and having panic attacks'.

A Ryanair spokesman told the Daily Mail: 'This flight from Malta to Birmingham (10 Aug) was delayed prior to departure due to a minor technical issue with the aircraft and subsequently became delayed after a passenger became ill onboard.

'Following an inspection of the aircraft by engineers, the aircraft was cleared to operate, and this flight departed Malta at 7pm local.'

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warned passengers in July that the airline 'will not wait for anybody' caught up in lengthy Entry/Exit System (EES) queues, insisting flights will depart without those who fail to reach the gate on time

His comments come after the new digital border system was fully introduced in April, with airports across Europe reporting long queues and some passengers missing flights as a result of delays at passport control

The EES is an automated border system for non-EU nationals, including UK citizens, entering the Schengen Area, and is now operational across 29 countries.

Ryanair has been one of the loudest critics of the rollout in recent months, repeatedly warning about disruption and urging European governments to temporarily suspend the system during the busy summer travel period.

Speaking on The Telegraph's Travel Expert podcast, Mr O'Leary insisted: 'We will not wait for anybody, our priority is those passengers who are at the boarding gate when boarding starts.

'If you're not at the boarding gate when we finish boarding, the plane is going without you.'

Mr O'Leary added: 'There are about 15 airports where there are real problems, two, three hour waits at border control which to my mind is unacceptable.'

Soon after the EES was fully rolled out, the budget Irish carrier wrote to the governments of all 29 countries and urged them to suspend the EES until September to help manage queues during the peak summer season.

Regarding Spain, which has been particularly affected by the system, Ryanair said: 'Despite knowing for over three years that the EES would be fully operational by April 10, 2026, Spanish authorities have failed to ensure adequate staffing, system readiness, or the installation of kiosks.'

Alicante is home to one of Spain's busiest airports and the country's police union recently reported the airport is being pushed to 'breaking point' over the EES system and lack of staff, according to Olive Press.