Family row grounds Virgin Manchester flight
27.10.10
A Virgin Atlantic plane flying from Orlando to Manchester Airport made an unscheduled stop in Canada after a family row erupted between a drunken passenger, his wife and father-in-law.
The pilot flying the Boeing 747-400 was forced to land in Gander in Newfoundland after cabin crew reported disruptive behaviour and arguing, and were unable to calm the passengers down. The plane was carrying 451 passengers and 17 crew and after Canadian police met and arrested British passenger Roy Anthony Heaps, it continued on to Manchester, arriving three hours late.
Mr Heaps appeared in court in Canada and was charged with assault, uttering threats, mischief and interfering with air crew.
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