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VIA Birmingham Mail:
A Jet2 flight has been forced to land in Vienna - after a passenger kicked off and started attacking fellow passengers. The plane to Turkey from the UK was reportedly diverted on Monday morning.
The route was operated by Jet and descended into chaos at around 11am, reports Manchester Evening News. It stopped in Vienna for two and a half hours. One passenger spoke out, revealing : “There was lots of noise.
“Then she came to the front of the plane. She was really angry towards Jet2 staff and wouldn’t calm down. Her voice was getting louder and more aggressive - she was shouting in people’s faces. People were saying she was kicking off at the airport before she even got on the plane. Then some people said it was over babies crying on the flight.
“A customer said something and she slapped him in the face. Then a man got up to try and calm the situation before taking her to the back of the plane.”
The passenger said: “This is the first time we have had to land because of someone on a flight. Jet2 staff handled the whole situation very well. Nobody could help the out-of-control woman once she slapped the passenger.”
In a statement, Jet2 confirmed the incident. The flight operator also confirmed that the flight successfully continued onto Antalya once the passenger had been offloaded. A Jet2 spokesperson told the M.E.N: “We can confirm that flight LS895 from Manchester to Antalya diverted to Vienna earlier today so that a disruptive passenger could be offloaded. As a family friendly airline, we take a zero tolerance approach to disruptive behaviour.”