Drunk passengers force easyJet flight bound for Turkey to land in Greece
1 year, 8 months ago

Drunk passengers force easyJet flight bound for Turkey to land in Greece

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The easyJet flight, which departed Manchester airport on Saturday, had been due to land in Dalaman, on the south-west coast of Turkey, but instead ended up on the ground in the Greek city of Thessaloniki after the unruly travellers began shouting at passengers and crew, reports The Mirror. A spokesman for easyJet said: "easyJet can confirm that flight EZY2147 from Manchester to Dalaman on 24 June diverted to Thessaloniki and was met by police due to two passengers behaving disruptively onboard. “easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time. The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority.” In May, a drunk passenger on a Jet2 flight had to be restrained after he allegedly abused members of the cabin crew, forcing the plane to divert.

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