An easyJet flight to Spain with two stag dos on board ended with several passengers being escorted off the plane after chaos was caused and staff upset, it has been claimed.
Staff on board yesterday's easyJet flight EZY2303 from Luton to Tenerife were left upset after a group of passengers misbehaved during the four-and-a-half hour flight to the popular holiday destination. According to a passenger on board the flight, the captain was aware that two stag parties had boarded and warned passengers before take off to "behave themselves" and respect other passengers.
"My wife and I were sitting in the front seats by the head steward onboard and we could hear from the outset that the group of lads had smuggled alcohol on board and were 'going for it' in a big way," claimed Duncan Young, a passenger on the flight. "They were already intoxicated."
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According to Duncan, the captain was aware that two stag parties were on the flight (Duncan Young)The 56-year-old from Hertfordshire shared how after about an hour in the air, the captain made another announcement warning passengers that due to the behaviour of some passengers, the plane may have to turn around or be diverted.
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Despite the announcement, the passengers continued "swearing, taking photos of the crew and physically stopping them taking away their alcohol", he claimed.
Duncan alleged: "Two of the four stewards came to the front of the plane [and] were close to tears and visibly upset by it all... It was a miserable situation." After this, crew announced that alcohol was no longer being served onboard, despite the group having their own supply, which they had decanted into a 7up bottle, Duncan claimed.
Over the course of the flight, Duncan estimated that the flight crew met 15-20 times to discuss the situation onboard. During one of the meetings, the captain decided that the stewards would confiscate the passports of the passengers causing an issue mid-flight, according to Duncan.
When the plane eventually landed at Tenerife, passengers were met with yet another announcement asking them to remain seated and to not undo their seatbelts as "authorities were boarding the plane".
Duncan said that the authorities rather promptly boarded the plane, and "hauled at least 10 passengers off the flight" as the head steward "gave over the passports to the authorities".
Once the disruptive passengers were escorted off board, the captain apologised to the remaining passengers. Duncan said that at least one of the flight attendants was in tears and shaking by the end of the journey.
"The whole flight was four stewards policing two rows of passengers, from start to finish," he added. Duncan and his wife, Julie, both felt that the crew responded well to the difficult situation.
A spokesperson for easyJet told the Mirror: "easyJet can confirm that flight EZY2303 from Luton to Tenerife yesterday was met by police on arrival due to a group of 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.
“Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard. The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet's priority.”
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The Spanish authorities have been contacted for comment.
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