THIS is the moment two yobs sparked an emergency at 30,000ft after vaping in their seats.
Families were devastated as the boozed-up thugs rowed with cabin crew and ignored demands from the cockpit to stop smoking.
The SunTwo yobs sparked an emergency at 30,000ft after vaping in their seat[/caption]
The SunOne of the nicked hooligans was later alleged to be found carrying cocaine and MDMA[/caption]
There was anger and disbelief at no-frills carrier Jet2 that the two men were “drunk as skunks” at take-off and allowed on-board.
Passengers told The Sun they were knocking back alcohol after the scheduled 5.55am departure was delayed.
One of the nicked hooligans was later alleged to be found carrying cocaine and MDMA.
An emergency was declared one hour into Jet2’s Flight 1577 to Heraklion in Crete on Tuesday morning.
The pilots declared an emergency and returned to Stansted airport where police waited to seize the two men.
Footage obtained by The Sun shows the moment officers entered the twin-jet Airbus A321 at 9.36am to wild cheers from the rest of the exasperated passengers.
Boos can be heard ringing out the cabin and one fed-up woman shouts at the hooligans, one of whom is weaning a back-to-front black baseball cap: “Get off!”
A male passenger bellows, “Loser!”, then adds of the duo: “F****** b***ends!”
Another flyer screams: “Do not get on a flight if you cannot control your drink!” She adds: “We love you police – thank you!”
Acknowledging the no-frills airline’s catchphrase, ‘Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday’ following the ad campaign starring pop star Jess Glynne, she then quipped: “…And if you want to take a Jet2 holiday!”
A source told The Sun: “Passengers were livid. Everyone was looking forward to the start of the holiday.
“The worst scenario is having to turn around and return to the UK after an hour into the flight.
“But there was also anger that the two men were allowed on board, clearly drunk.
“It’s ridiculous that they could be so boozed-up so early. The flight was meant to go before 6am but was delayed for over an hour.
“That clearly gave these thugs more time to knock back the hard stuff.
“There were lots of kids on the plane and the airline should not allow these lunatics to spoil hard earned holidays.”
‘EVERYONE WAS DISTRAUGHT’
A passenger added: “On the flight the duo were so obnoxious. They began vaping, then kicked off when told to stop smoking.
“They couldn’t understand or care just how dangerous it was for everyone on the plane.
“The pilots were told what was going on and a cockpit announcement warned that if the pair didn’t stop vaping the flight would have to return to the UK.
“The drunk pair ignored the threat and continued being rude to the crew, so we had to return to Stansted. Everyone was distraught and families were a little frightened. It is very unnerving.
“When the police boarded the plane on landing there were cheers for the officers, and abuse for the yobs. I hope they get the book thrown at them. They should be locked up and banned from flying in future.”
The gutted holidaymakers were forced to wait until a later service could take them on the four-hour journey to Greece yesterday evening.
Jet2 gave passengers a £10 voucher to be redeemed in WHSmith at Stansted.
A passenger blasted: “The guys were so obviously drunk before boarding. They should not have been on the plane. The whole thing could have been avoided if Jet2 had done their job.
“Everyone was furious. Some passengers were only going to Crete for a few days and it took a big chunk out of their holiday. It was such a frustrating experience.”
Jet2 is the UK’s third biggest scheduled airline offering package and charter flights and based at Leeds Bradford airport. The carrier is the largest tour operator in the UK ahead of Tui.
THUG ARRESTED
An Essex Police spokesman told The Sun: “We were called at around 8.40am on Tuesday 5 August to reports of a disruptive passenger on board a flight bound for Greece.
“Officers were alerted to the flight’s imminent return to Stansted Airport and detained two passengers for searches.
“One was arrested and taken into custody after a quantity of suspected Class A drugs was found.
“A man, aged in his 20s, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, remains in custody for questioning.”
The second passenger was detained by cops for a stop and search after leaving the aircraft but not arrested.
LIFETIME BAN
Last night Jet2 broke their silence to reveal they’d issued a passenger with a life ban.
The branded the behaviour “disgraceful” and “aggressive”.
An airline spokesperson said: “We can confirm that a customer has been issued with a lifetime ban following a catalogue of disgraceful and aggressive behaviour, which led to flight LS1577 from London Stansted to Crete Heraklion having to return to Stansted so that police could offload them.
“We would like to thank the police and our crew for their handling of this difficult situation.
“As a family friendly airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behaviour and we will fully support the authorities with any subsequent investigation, including prosecutions and pursuing civil proceedings if necessary.”
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