A woman was escorted off a plane after allegedly launching a foul-mouthed tirade while on a flight, reportedlyshouting at fellow passengers and allegedly using racist language during a journey to Manchester. Passengers claim the woman was ranting about Muslims and Ukrainians and making ‘derogatory remarks’.
Shauna Corr, 44, who was on the flight, said: “The lady involved was a few rows in front of me – I felt very sorry for the couple sat behind her and children on the flight.Her language was atrocious and racist; she was making very derogatory comments about people, including Muslims – at one stage, she even struck out at Ukrainian people.”
The woman was reportedly spoken to by several passengers and a t one point a steward is said to have warned her that he would call the police if she continued.The woman was escorted off the plane.Shauna said: “She was just kicking off but I think the stewards handled it really well – it was quite disgusting behaviour.”
Shauna said the woman’s behaviour began midway through the flight. Shauna said: “When I first heard it I thought it was a kid.But it escalated towards the end of the flight.I think the fact it was a middle-aged woman shocked people – it’s not the type of behaviour you expect from anyone, let alone a middle-aged woman.”
A spokersperson for easyJet said: “[The flight] was met by police on arrival due to a passenger behaving disruptively onboard. easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and acted quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers was 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 our passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority.”
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “We were called to reports of a woman being drunk and disorderly onboard an aircraft flying from Belfast in Northern Ireland to Manchester Airport.
“Upon the plane returning to Manchester Airport, a woman in her 50s was arrested on suspicion of being drunk onboard an aircraft and was taken into custody where she remains for questioning.”