TUI flight horror after praying passenger tried to open emergency exit mid-air
17.08.2022 - 12:19
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Holidaymakers were left fearing for their lives on a TUI flight after an "intoxicated passenger" allegedly made threats to families before attempting to open the emergency exit in mid-air. The flight from Paphos to Manchester, which had already been delayed due to staffing issues, had to be diverted to Zagreb in Coatia due to the "disruptive passenger".
The man was seen taking a substance akin to cocaine on the plane and praying on the floor, before making threats towards others onboard and cabin crew. Families were reportedly heard screaming in terror when he tried to open the emergency exit, before fellow passengers were able to restrain him, according to the Mirror.
After the flight landed to Zagreb airport in the early hours of August 16, customers claim they were then left stranded for several hours. Another flight was scheduled to take passengers back to Manchester Airport in the evening, with TUI confirming that the disruptive passenger was banned from boarding.
One passenger, named Kirsty, was sitting with her husband and two children when the chaos unfolded. She described the shocking incident as the "most frightening experience of my life".
Her family had already been put up in a hotel the night before due to their original flight to Manchester on August 14 being delayed, as the crew had "reached their regulated hours".
Speaking to the MEN, she said: "TUI allowed an intoxicated and aggressive passenger on our flight. We all felt scared when he first arrived on the plane but flight attendants were still serving him drinks. We watched the passenger take cocaine and try to open the plane door. I honestly thought my life was going to be taken. This passenger pointed at me and my children and told us that he would
The website celebfans.org is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can
send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.