May 27th 2024.
A recent video has surfaced showing a man being forcefully removed from a TUI flight by police officers. According to reports, the man, who was allegedly drunk, had become belligerent and assaulted a member of the cabin crew when they asked him to hand over a bottle of gin. The incident occurred on flight TOM778 from Glasgow to Antalya, Turkey, which departed at 5:15 pm on Friday.
Passengers on the flight stated that the man was already intoxicated when he boarded the plane with his partner. He became verbally abusive when asked to surrender his alcohol, and also reportedly assaulted an air steward. Less than an hour after take-off, the captain announced that the flight would be diverting to Newcastle Airport, where police were waiting to remove the unruly passenger.
Video footage of the incident shows the man being dragged off the plane by officers, much to the frustration of other passengers. The flight was delayed by more than five hours, causing inconvenience and frustration for all on board. The man's partner was also removed from the plane, to the sound of boos and her giving the middle finger to everyone.
According to a passenger, the whole ordeal was clearly distressing for the children on board and frustrating for all involved. The captain personally visited each passenger to answer questions, but there were delays in removing the man's bags from the hold. The cabin crew had to be replaced due to the seriousness of the situation and exceeding their working hours. The plane also had to be refueled as a safety precaution.
The passenger also mentioned that they had to wait for around five hours on the tarmac, and there was confusion about whether they would continue flying or disembark at Newcastle. Due to border control issues, they were not allowed to leave the plane. The incident caused a significant delay and disturbance for the 200 passengers on board, and the airline had to offer them holiday vouchers as compensation.
A spokesperson for TUI apologized for the disruption caused by the incident, stating that the safety of their customers and crew is their top priority. They also stated that they do not tolerate any unacceptable behavior on their flights. The disruptive passenger was removed from the aircraft, and the flight was able to continue its journey to Antalya. The flight finally departed from Newcastle at 10:50 pm on Friday.
This is not the first time a holiday flight has been disrupted by a drunken passenger. In January, a Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Portugal after a belligerent passenger had to be removed by police. The following month, two men on a Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Tenerife got into a physical altercation, and then shortly after, a drunken fight broke out on another Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Tenerife, causing children to cry. In both incidents, the flights had to make emergency landings, and passengers were removed by police.
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