- Scrap broke out on Newcastle to Alicante flight after a woman began ‘kicking off’
- ‘Mortal drunk’ passenger has been banned by Ryanair after the unseemly fracas
- In video of the fight, fellow passengers scream in horror at the in-flight violence
- A flight attendant even tried to intervene as arms were flailing in all directions
Passengers screamed in horror as punches were thrown on a plane after a ‘mortal drunk’ woman started ‘kicking off’.
In a video of the brawl, men and women aboard the Newcastle to Alicante Ryanair flight can be seen scrapping over the tops of seats.
Arms can be seen flailing in both directions as fellow passengers attempt to stop the unseemly fracas.
In a video of the brawl, men and women aboard the Newcastle to Alicante Ryanair flight can be seen scrapping over the tops of seats
Arms can be seen flailing in both directions as fellow passengers attempt to stop the unseemly fracas
The woman who recorded the video – 30-year-old Lucy Norris from Blyth – told The Mirror that the plane was just about to land when a passenger began ‘kicking off’.
She added: ‘She was shouting, screaming and making a show of herself. She had been rude to a few people on the flight and I think she was mortal drunk.’
As the conflict went on, other passengers can be heard shouting at the belligerents to calm down.
One man screams ‘Ow, man’ while what appears to be a flight attendant intervenes to end the violence.
Because the flight took off at just 10.55 in the morning on Thursday, Ryanair said it justifies the airline’s call for changes to the sale of alcohol at airports.
The firm’s head of communications, Robin Kiely, said it was important to introduce a two-drink limit for each passenger and also a ban on alcohol sales before 10am.
Ryanair said the fight justifies the airline’s call for changes to the sale of alcohol at airports. The firm’s head of communications, Robin Kiely, said it was important to introduce a two-drink limit for each passenger and also a ban on alcohol sales before 10am
He added: ‘It’s incumbent on the airports to introduce these preventative measures to curb excessive drinking and the problems it creates, rather than allowing passengers to drink to excess before their flights.’
Mr Kiely also said that the aircraft landed on time and one passenger was met by police on the ground after flight crew reported the disturbance.
The passenger has been banned from flying with Ryanair.