An Easyjet passenger started getting drunk on board, mobbing fellow travelers and biting on his cell phone. In the end, the pilot had to pull the rip cord.
- A year ago, an air passenger caused an emergency landing in Edinburgh.
- Among other things, he started chewing on his smartphone.
- Now he faces a prison sentence.
In January 2019, the 142 passengers on an Easyjet flight from Manchester to Iceland presented a strange sight. A fellow traveler suddenly started to disassemble his smartphone and chew on the battery. Even before that, he attracted attention with his failing behavior - so that the pilot ultimately had to make an emergency landing. A few days ago, he had to answer for this incident in court.
Man gets drunk on board an airplane - in the end pilot has to make an emergency landing
It started with the 44-year-old unpacking a bottle of gin and drinking from it. Eventually, he gradually mobbed other passengers *, threatened a woman, and messed with a traveler who wanted to get his luggage out of the compartment above him. Finally he shouted and insulted the crew and did not shy away from threats of murder. The head of the cabin crew felt "very intimidated" and "worried that he would attack her physically", according to the online portal Edinburgh Live.
Ultimately, the crew warned the pilot who locked the cockpit door and attempted an emergency landing * at Edinburgh Airport .
Meanwhile, the crew warned the man to sit down. But he took out his smartphone and started chewing on the battery . The battery fell on the seat and began to smoke *, so a flight attendant put it in a glass of water to avoid a fire.
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At Edinburgh airport, the 44-year-old was eventually kidnapped by the police - but that didn't stop him from hurling racist insults at an official and continuing to act aggressively.
On February 10, 2020, the man pleaded guilty to having endangered the passengers of the flight. His lawyer explained the behavior of the 44-year-old by mixing alcohol with painkillers . He had little memory of what had happened and was "horrified" by his own behavior. Now the man may face a prison sentence.
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