An easyJet plane was forced to make an emergency landing recently when an intoxicated passenger caused a scene onboard.
When easyJet flight U28235 departed from Gatwick on Tuesday (4 September), heading to the Kos International Airport in Greece, all was going as planned.
However, it was when the plane was in mid-air that chaos ensued due to an intoxicated man making a scene when he began getting lairy with other passengers.
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A brawl then started between the man, fellow passengers - who were probably rightfully terrified - and flight attendants.
During the altercation, the drunk man was detained and the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany.
easyJet went on to confirm that the emergency landing was down to a ‘passenger behaving disruptively onboard'.
The company told LADbible in a statement: "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 behavior onboard.”
According to reports, the passengers were able to leave the plane when it made its emergency landing in Munich as the police escorted the drunk passenger off.
For those who were affected by the change in flight plans, they were able to receive meals and hotel stays for the night before they got back on the plane on Wednesday afternoon (4 September) and finally arrived in Greece.
EasyJet said: “While this was outside of our control, we are sorry for the inconvenience caused.”
Allegedly, the bloke had been downing whiskey before trying to take over the plane.
While it’s not uncommon for people to get bladdered on a plane, should it even be allowed to happen?
According to Ryanair CEO, Michael O’Leary, there should be a two-drink limit on all flights.
He said there should be a limit to ‘the amount of alcohol that can be sold to any passenger to two alcoholic drinks’ so that people don’t become chaotic and erratic, leading to disruption.
He added: “In the same way that you have to show your boarding pass when you go through (stores) to buy cigarettes or alcohol, we believe you should show your boarding pass to buy an alcoholic drink at a bar at an airport, and you shouldn’t be served more than two alcoholic drinks, particularly when flights are delayed.”
LADbible contacted easyJet for further comment.
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