Moment easyJet flight to Greece is forced to divert to Munich after drunk passenger causes disruption at 30,000ft
Athens: An allegedly ‘boozed-up’ passenger caused disruption on on an easyJet flight, causing the aircraft to be diverted due to his behaviour.
A group of holidaymakers jetting from Gatwick to Kos didn’t get off to the most scenic start to their vacation, as one customer became unruly on the plane, according to easyJet.
The passenger reportedly broke the inflight intercom and fought with cabin crew members 30,000ft mid-air, The Sun reports.
The EZY8235 flight was then diverted from Kos to Munich, where authorities and emergency services were waiting for the flight on Tuesday afternoon.
In a clip, which emerged on TikTok, a brave passenger reportedly helped staff restrain the passenger until they landed and police arrived.
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Passengers were left furious after the boozy passenger caused their flight to be diverted to Munich (Pictured: An angered passenger who told the unruly flyer to ‘get off’)
The other inconvenienced travellers were put up in hotels and were given meals by the aviation company.
In the clip, which has over half-a-million views, passengers clapped as authorities and brave staff hurled him away.
One frustrated flyer can be seen shouting at the drunken passenger: ‘Get off you loser.’
The plane later let out a roaring round of applause for one traveller, who according to the video, had bravely helped staff restrain the boozy flyer until the plane landed.
Reliving the incident, a source told The Sun: ‘The cabin crew were great and very brave but the whole drama was very upsetting.’
According to the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, acts of drunkenness on an aircraft can result in fines of up to £5,000 and a two-year prison sentence.
An easyJet spokesperson said: ‘Flight EZY8235 on 3 September from London Gatwick to Kos diverted to Munich and was met by police due to a passenger behaving disruptively onboard.
‘Safety is easyJet’s highest priority and our cabin crew are trained to assess and act quickly and appropriately in all situations to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time. While such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard.
‘The flight was delayed overnight while we arranged a replacement crew and provided customers with hotel accommodation and meals along with updates on the flight’s departure this afternoon. While this was outside of our control, we are sorry for the inconvenience caused.’
It comes shortly after police escorted a drunk passenger off a flight to Dalaman after having to do a U-turn on the runway at Manchester Airport.
Passengers on the flight on June 22 watched on as Jet2 staff had to abandon take off and return to the gate where police removed the allegedly drunk man from the plane.
Video footage posted on social media shows three police officers inside the cabin.
The passenger, who sported black sunglasses and a neck pillow, was originally sat down and stood up as the policeman asked him: ‘Have you got any cabin bags?’
A flight attendant responded: ‘Yes, I’ll get them out for you in a second.’
The officer looked at the man about to be ejected from the flight and said: ‘We might be needing them.’
As the police and flight attendant headed to get the man’s cabin baggage, he turned to face the disgruntled passengers and appeared to hold up his hands.
The man said: ‘Sorry, everyone, sorry.’
However, his apology was not welcomed by everyone and one person can be heard saying, ‘You’re not sorry at all mate.’
The man quickly replied: ‘I am sorry, I am.’
A woman who appeared to be with the holidaymaker stood up and turned to accompany him off the flight, which was then supposedly delayed by 24 hours according to social media.
