The duo, who have not been named, had reportedly boozed on duty-free vodka on the plane from Tenerife South to London Gatwick at 2am yesterday morning – but were met by police on arrival
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Drunken easyJet passengers ejected from inbound flight
Shocking footage has captured the moment two rowdy Brits who had been allegedly boozing on a flight from Tenerife were thrown off a flight by police.
The duo, who have not been named, had reportedly boozed on duty-free vodka on the plane from Tenerife South to London Gatwick at 2am on Wednesday. The airline has since confirmed officers boarded the plane upon landing back in the UK due to disruption onboard. Shocking video filmed on board shows the couple being escorted off the aircraft by three Sussex Police officers – sparking cheers from their fellow passengers.
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Witnesses claim the pair were “rowdy” throughout the flight before the police were called. A passenger who filmed them being ejected from the aircraft said: “A police officer emptied the passenger’s handbag onto the tarmac and a 1 litre vodka bottle that appeared to be almost empty fell out. They were both in a bad way.”
A spokesperson for easyJet said: “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. Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously and do not tolerate disruptive behaviour onboard. The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority.” The Mirror has contacted Sussex Police for comment.
It comes after a travel blogger warned against passengers bringing their own alcohol aboard a flight. The reason isn’t so that the airline can flog more of the own booze, but for safety reasons. “Please, please, please do not bring personal alcohol and consume it during the flight. We need to know (for your safety and those around you) if you are intoxicated,” Lisa Kulper told the Points Guy.
“By serving you alcohol in flight, we can monitor how much you are drinking. Alcohol affects you differently at higher altitudes, and if you are suddenly passed out or something goes wrong, we won’t know the reason.” As well as potentially causing flight attendants some issues – particularly if you go really overboard with the drink – it could land you on hot water if you’re flying in the wrong country. In the US consuming personal alcohol on a flight can lead to a hefty fine.
Lisa noted that it’s a federal offence in the US that could be met with a fine stretching into the thousands of pounds. In the UK you can also bring alcohol onboard the plane as long as it was bought in the airside departure lounge, it is unopened and it is lower than 70% ABV. It must also be packed either in an airport shopping bag or in your cabin bag. Passengers are forbidden from drinking any booze when flying, unless it was bought onboard.
