If Ryanair had refused him travel you would be jumping up and down for them leaving the poor boy behind. How could he sit in row 1 as it is an emergency exit?? As somebody else has already said why didnt somebody in his group find another seat and leave him with 2 free seats. what would have happened if the flight was full?
This is just an excuse to fill up the paper and write a story bashing Ryanair.