2 Passengers Banned from Airline Due to ‘Disruptive’ Behavior After Drinking Vodka

“It was quite a serious altercation,” a witness recalled

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• Two male passengers were removed from a plane by police for behaving inappropriately after reportedly drinking a bottle of vodka
• Ian Boyle, a passenger, observed the incident while traveling to Greece
• “It was quite a serious altercation,” he recalled. 

Two passengers were removed from a flight after “disruptive” behavior. 

On July 24, two male passengers at Leeds Bradford Airport in Yeadon, England were removed from a plane by police for behaving inappropriately after reportedly drinking a bottle of vodka.

Ian Boyle, a passenger, observed the incident while traveling to Chania International Airport in Greece. 

He claimed the two passengers drank the bottle of vodka when the flight was delayed. 

A video of the situation shows several police officers in reflective safety vests boarding the plane and escorting the two passengers off. The men were then forcibly led off the tarmac by the officials. 

“The airline staff were doing their best but the drunk guy just overwhelmed them,” Boyle said, adding that one of the men was “so drunk he was uncontrollable.”

“It was quite a serious altercation,” he recalled. 

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Boyle then expressed his concern for the other witnesses, saying, “There were kids on board who may never want to fly again.”

West Yorkshire Police confirmed the incident in a statement, in which they wrote that they “received a request for assistance following a report of a disturbance at Leeds Bradford Airport.”

“Officers attended and arrested two males on suspicion of affray,” the statement continued.

The two men were released on bail, per police.  

A Jet2 spokesperson confirmed in a statement that the “two disruptive passengers” have been banned from flying on the airlines due to their “appalling” behavior. 

“As a family friendly airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behavior,” the British airline said. 

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In June, a reportedly intoxicated plane passenger went viral after a video showed her pulling a woman’s hair and spitting on fellow travelers.

The 32-year-old New York resident boarded a Southwest flight from LaGuardia Airport to Kansas City on June 17. Authorities were alerted of the incident around 1:10 a.m local time. 

The passenger was ultimately removed from the flight and charged with aggravated assault, according to a statement from the Port Authority Police obtained by PEOPLE.

Knackered Brit Must Pay United Airlines $20,000 For Bad Behavior Onboard

It’s nice to see passengers held accountable for their poor behavior onboard when they get drunk and make a scene. One British man has been ordered to pay United Airlines over $20,000 in restitution for his drunk and disorderly conduct onboard.

British Man Must Pay United Airlines $20,000 Restitution For Poor Onboard Behavior, Diversion

On March 1, 2024 a United Airlines flight from Newark (EWR) to London (LHR) diverted to Bangor, Maine (BGR). The US Department of Justice describes what went down with 30-year-old Alexander Michael Dominic MacDonald:

While the flight was in U.S. airspace, MacDonald began arguing with his traveling companion and causing a disturbance. When flight attendants asked MacDonald to be quiet and attempted to calm him, he became belligerent, threatening, and intimidating towards them. When the international purser aboard the flight intervened, MacDonald became belligerent and intimidating toward him as well and stated that he would “mess up the plane.” When MacDonald’s conduct continued, he was restrained in flex cuffs, and the flight was diverted to Bangor.

MacDonald, who lives in Chelmsford, England, was arrested and jailed. On March 22, 2024 he pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight crew and was ordered to pay United $20,638.00. No additional jail time was given beyond the time served.

It is always good to see passengers held accountable, especially when their poor choices onboard prompt a costly diversion. It seems to me that $20,638 may make United whole for the additional fuel, labor, and rebooking costs, but I would have liked to see a punitive award as well.

Finally, I cannot help but make a cultural observation here. The DOJ press release is titled, “British National to Reimburse United Airlines $20,638 for Interfering with Flight Crew on Flight Diverted to Bangor.” MacDonald’s nationality figures prominently in the details of the case.

Can you imagine if this was a Chinese or Indian or Nigerian national? We’d have all sorts of comments about “what difference does it make what nationality he was?!” or charges of bigotry. What that does tell you about our current culture, if anything?

‘Drunk’ British tourist learns very harsh lesson after causing a scene at Orlando Airport

By ALYSSA GUZMAN, US NEWS REPORTER

A British traveler who was suspected of being drunk learned a harsh lesson after causing a scene at an Orlando airport, which led to him seeing the inside of an American jail. 

A man, who referred to himself as Anthony, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on January 24 after he was kicked off a Virgin Atlantic flight for allegedly being under the influence. 

An airline representative told police as the passenger was loaded into the back of a cop car that the man had grabbed a bottle of alcohol on the plane, drank it and then asked for cocaine, bodycam footage showed. 

While the man was escorted through the airport, he belligerently told officers to ‘kill’ him and that he had done nothing to the US and its allies, which caused a cop to tell him to stop acting like a ’10-year-old.’ 

It is unclear if the man faced any charges from his outburst, but he was escorted to the local jail. 

Officers met the man while he was standing outside the gate, where they told him he would have to come with them, causing the man to stumble as he removed himself from the pole he was leaning on. 

As they boarded a passenger train inside the airport, he started to insult the officer.  

‘No, f**k off,’ he screamed, raising his hands as the passenger train began moving. ‘You’re a joker, you’re a joker, you corrupt piece of s**t.’ 

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A man, who referred to himself as Anthony, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on January 24 after he was kicked off a Virgin Atlantic flight for allegedly being under the influence

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An airline representative told police as the passenger was loaded into the back of a cop car that the man had boarded the aircraft, allegedly grabbed a bottle of alcohol and drank it, before asking for cocaine

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He also told the officers that they knew ‘nothing about law’ and claimed they were using ‘intimidation’ against him. 

‘Outside on that street, without your uniform, you’d be a pussy,’ he said. ‘You’re treating me like a piece of s**t.’ 

As they walked through the airport, the older man yelled out he was going to ‘get a solicitor’ and waved his arms around. 

‘Are you going to act like an adult?’ the grumpy officer asked. 

‘Like I act anything different,’ the man replied.  

While they headed toward the exit and he was directed toward the city buses, the suspected drunk was incredulous, telling the officer he ‘had a flight’ to catch. 

‘You’re not getting on the flight,’ one officer replied, while the other said: ‘Not today!’

This caused the man to throw his things on the ground before making his case. 

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While the man is escorted through the airport, he belligerently told officers to ‘kill’ him and that he had done nothing to the US and its allies, which caused a cop to tell him to stop acting like a ’10-year-old’

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It is unclear if the man copped any charges, but he was escorted to the local jail. ‘What do you think I am? A f**king monkey?’ he yelled. ‘People can’t do that. I’ve paid my fare, I’ve done nothing wrong… It doesn’t work like that, my friend, it doesn’t work like that!’ he yelled 

‘Hold on, you mean I’ve got a flight to go home to London, but you’re telling me I’m not doing that? How can you do that?’ he asked, anxiety seeping into his voice as he looked between the two officers. 

‘How can you stop me going home?’ he pleaded as he placed his hands on his head. 

When they told him the airline stopped him from boarding, he told the officers ‘that’s bulls**t’ as he ripped off his button-down. 

‘What do you think I am? A f**king monkey?’ he yelled. ‘People can’t do that. I’ve paid my fare, I’ve done nothing wrong… It doesn’t work like that, my friend, it doesn’t work like that!’ 

The officer told the man he had to sober up somewhere or go to jail. 

‘I’m sober,’ the Brit insisted. 

‘Are you?’ the officer asked. Earlier, the man had asked to do an alcohol test, but was denied. 

‘I’ve not been obnoxious, I’ve not been violent, or in any way rude,’ the man insisted. ‘I wanted to get on my plane.’

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He also told the officers that they knew ‘nothing about law’ and claimed they were using ‘intimidation’ against him

‘I’ll tell you what, I’d rather go to court, OK?’ he said. ‘So, arrest me then.’ 

He told the officer he’d rather go to jail for six months just to prove a point that ‘you arrested me for nothing.’ 

He later admitted that he had a few cans of White Claw on an empty stomach before his flight and he was starving. 

‘You should have made better life choices,’ the grumpy officer, who was nearing the end of his shift, shot back. 

The Brit sighed before saying: ‘Maybe you should just kill me now.’ 

He then pleaded to go talk to the Virgin Atlantic manager to prove he was not intoxicated, but he was denied. 

‘I don’t give a s**t anymore. I’ve got kids at home waiting for me,’ he told the officer as he put his button-down back on. 

‘I haven’t done anything wrong to you or to the United States or any of its f**king allies of the United States,’ he yelled. ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’ 

He then refused to leave, telling them: ‘I’ll have to be shot then.’ 

The man was placed in cuffs and placed him under arrest. 

As they lead him out of an elevator, he started screaming: ‘What have I done to deserve [this]? … I want to go home to my family! I’ve done nothing wrong!’ 

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He later admitted that he had a few cans of White Claw on an empty stomach before his flight and he was starving at the airport (pictured)

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At one point, he pleaded to talk to the Virgin Atlantic manager to allow him back on the flight 

He eventually lay down on the ground before asking for immigration services as he continued to scream that he wanted the state police called too. 

‘Start acting like a man instead of a 10-year-old,’ an officer told them as they forced him to sit in a wheelchair. 

As they loaded him into the back of a police car, he called officers ‘lumps of s**t’ and told them: ‘Don’t act like a friend.’ 

A Virgin Atlantic manager then told police the man had allegedly made it onto the plane, where he went to the bar area to steal a bottle of alcohol and then asked flight attendants for cocaine.   

DailyMail.com has contacted Orlando Police for comment.