A video shared online shows an allegedly drunk passenger forcing an EasyJet flight to make an emergency landing.
Flight U28235, which departed from London Gatwick Airport en route to Kos International Airport in Greece Tuesday (September 3) afternoon, experienced turbulence, which apparently angered the intoxicated passenger, who reportedly called the captain “rubbish” and stood up to disrupt the flight, causing arguments with other passengers and a reported brawl. A TikTok post showed other passengers applauding as the man was restrained during the emergency landing, which EasyJet confirmed was caused by a “passenger behaving disruptively onboard” in a statement to the New York Post.
The plane was reported to have made an emergency landing at Munich International Airport about an hour and 44 minutes after taking off, according to FlightAware. The disruptive passenger was handcuffed and removed from the flight by German police.
Other passengers taunted the man as he was being detained, which included another man angrily yelling “get off, you loser,” and several others chanting the lyrics of ‘Sound of da Police‘ by rapper KRS-One.
The passenger reportedly broke the onboard intercom and fought with flight crew members during the mid-flight incident.
“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,” EasyJet said in a statement to the New York Post. “While such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behavior onboard.”
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