Air rage on Cardiff Airport flight
10.08.05
A man was arrested after causing air-rage havoc on a flight from Cardiff airport to a Canary Island resort by attacking two members of the crew. The drama unfolded as the Britannia Airways flight, operated by Thomsonfly, from Cardiff Airport prepared to land on the sunshine holiday island of Gran Canaria on Monday.
Just before the Boeing 767-200 touched down at Las Palmas Airport, one of the passengers got out of his seat and began shouting abuse at the cabin crew. He then attacked a stewardess and one of her male colleagues before being restrained by other airline staff.
When the plane landed at Las Palmas, the man - who Thomsonfly said had not been drinking during the flight - was arrested by Spanish police. He was later released, but it is not yet known whether he will face charges or has returned to Wales.
'One minute everything was normal and we were preparing to land, the next this man started yelling and shouting at the crew. It was terrifying for a few moments - he looked out of control and I don't want to think about what might have happened if he hadn't been restrained,' a passenger said.
The incident happened on the 22:20 flight from Cardiff on Monday on a plane carrying 290 passengers.
A spokeswoman for Thomsonfly said: 'During the flight, one of our passengers became abusive and violent to two of our cabin crew minutes before the aircraft landed. The safety of our passengers, cabin and flight crew are our primary concern in this situation, and there were no major injuries to either cabin crew member.'
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