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An easyJet flight made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, after an allegedly drunk passenger tried to storm the cockpit.

An easyJet flight made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, after an allegedly drunk passenger tried to storm the cockpit.

A drunk passenger allegedly caused chaos in the air by terrorising others on board when he tried to force his way into the cockpit of an easyJet plane, forcing the pilots to change course and make an emergency landing.

Flight U28235 took off from London Gatwick Airport in the UK just after 3.30pm on Tuesday and was bound for Kos International Airport in Greece.

The Airbus A320 plane experienced turbulence during a scheduled four-hour flight, much to the dismay of one of the passengers who had become drunk on whiskey.


German police escort an allegedly drunk passenger off an easyJet plane after an emergency landing in Munich on September 3, 2024.
German police escort an allegedly drunk passenger off an easyJet plane after an emergency landing in Munich on September 3, 2024. tiktok.com/@charlotte_keen1

According to US Sun, the allegedly drunk passenger said the captain was “garbage” and that he would take over the controls while the plane was flying more than 30,000 feet above land.

During the flight, an unidentified passenger tried to open the exit door, which provoked the intervention of cabin crew and other passengers. A fight ensued, and the rude passenger was detained.

According to FlightAware, which tracked the flights, the emergency landing at Munich Airport occurred one hour and 44 minutes after takeoff.

German police boarded the plane, handcuffed the passenger and escorted him off the plane as others on board cheered. The video was posted on TikTok.

“Get off the plane, you loser,” an angry passenger shouted from the back of the plane as police escorted the unruly traveller away.

Another passenger received applause as he reportedly held the man until “Captain Mike made sure we landed safely.”

While police investigated the incident, passengers mocked the disruptive passenger by chanting lyrics to rapper KRS-One’s song “Sound of da Police.”

“The cabin crew were wonderful and very brave, but the whole drama was very disturbing,” the source said.

According to the website, during the flight, the passenger damaged the on-board intercom and argued with the plane’s crew.

EasyJet said the emergency landing was caused by “inappropriate behaviour by a passenger on board”.

“Safety is easyJet’s top priority and our cabin crew are trained to assess and respond quickly and appropriately to any situation to ensure the safety of our flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time,” the airline told The Post. “While incidents like this are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate aggressive or threatening behaviour on board.

The remaining passengers disembarked from the plane and were given hotel accommodation and overnight meals before flying from Munich to Greece on Wednesday afternoon.

“While the situation was beyond our control, we apologise for any inconvenience caused,” the airline added.


One angry passenger shouted "get off the plane you loser," when police escorted an unruly passenger at Munich International Airport.
One furious passenger shouted “Get off the plane, you loser” as police escorted the rude passenger away at Munich International Airport. tiktok.com/@charlotte_keen1

Last month, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary called on airports to introduce a two-drink limit on alcoholic beverages for passengers.

According to The Independent, O’Leary believes airports need to limit “the amount of alcohol that can be sold to each passenger to two drinks” to help reduce incidents of airline passengers causing disruption on board planes.

“Just like you have to show your boarding pass when you go (to the shops) to buy cigarettes or alcohol, we believe you should show your boarding pass to buy an alcoholic drink at an airport bar, and you should not be given more than two alcoholic drinks, especially when your flight is delayed,” he said.

Ryanair, the Irish ultra-low cost carrier, and other European airlines have seen a “sharp increase” in the number of passengers being disruptive on board flights, “particularly this summer,” O’Leary told the outlet.

By meerna

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