A TUI vacationer suffered a life-threatening terror after hearing a threatening "drunk passenger" before attempting to open an emergency exit on aflight. I fell.
A flight from Paphos to Manchester was already delayed several hours due to staffing issues, but had to be diverted to Zagreb, Croatia due to 'confused passengers'. .
Prior to threats being made against other vacationers and flight attendants, passengers reportedly saw the man openly taking a cocaine-like substance and praying on the floor. He recalled, Manchester Evening He reported .
Screams were reportedly heard on board, following a man's claim that he tried to open the emergency exit but was stopped by his fellow passengers.
Vacationers claimed to be stranded for hours after the plane was diverted to Zagreb airport in the early hours of 16 August.
Another flight was scheduled to return passengers to Manchester Airport in the evening, but TUI I have confirmed that the disturbed passenger will not be allowed to board the flight again.
Her one passenger, named Kirsty, was sitting with her husband and her two children when the turmoil occurred. She described the shocking incident as "the most terrifying experience of my life." I had already stayed in a hotel the night before because my first flight to Manchester was delayed.
Speaking to the man, she said: ``TUI put a drunk and aggressive passenger on our flight. He was terrified, but the flight attendants still offered him a drink. This passenger pointed at me and my children and said, "See you in heaven."
"As he crouched on the floor praying, I cried out for help. The only help I received was my own hands to protect and protect everyone on this flight." It was from my husband who solved the problem in ."
After landing in Croatia at 1 a.m., Kirsty said no one was there to meet the passengers, and they weren't offered food or drink. Claimed to have been left alone for hours.
"We sat on the floor of the airport early in the morning, and from the airport she was taken to a hotel about 20 minutes away," she said.
"We have received a message that you will be back in Manchester tonight at 7:30 pm.
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MEN MEDIA)James Rawcliffe, age 38, sat at the front of the plane with his autistic wife and daughter when he noticed a noise towards the back of the plane. said he was going to turn off the lights so people could sleep, but suddenly he came back and saw something happening in the back of the plane," he said. 80} down. As time went on, an off-duty police officer showed up and he, along with another volunteer, tried to calm the man down.
"He knelt down and said, 'See you in Heaven,' and went to the door to open it, but three men jumped on him. He was screaming and crying. ” and just blind panic.
A TUI spokesperson said: In the aviation ecosystem, the original flight was delayed overnight as the crew reached their stipulated working hours. Our TUI representatives assisted our customers until the airport and flight departure on Monday evening, August 15th.
"The health and safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority and due to passenger confusion, the flight was forced to be diverted to Zagreb, Croatia. Passengers were disembarked and picked up by police.
"We understand how frustrating this additional delay can be for our customers and we are currently We apologize for the delay, we have a TUI team to support our customers in Croatia and will update them regularly.
"We appreciate your understanding and patience in this matter. We would like to remind our customers that such cases are extremely rare.”