A frightened mother said she thought she was going to die when a passenger tried to open the plane door mid-flight and yelled, "See you all in heaven." .
Mel Brown reported that on a plane returning home on TUI fromvacation
, a confused passenger was "very aggressive." I worried for my family's life when it became 'threatening'. The mother of two was flying toManchester yesterday evening after spending her summer vacation in Paphos, Cypruswhen suddenly all hell broke loose. claimed to have been unleashed in the air.
Mel described how a male passenger who appeared to be intoxicated became upset and took action when he tried to open the emergency exit door of theplane.
Floors and other requested petrified passengers do the same.
Later, chaos erupted as panicked passengers ran to the back of the plane in terror, grabbed children, scrambled for seats, and yelled, "Help, we're going to die!" It is reported.
In that dramatic moment, 32-year-old Mel thought her entire family was in danger.
Fortunately, brave passengers on board, including two off-duty police officers, managed to restrain the raucous troublemaker in a violent brawl.
The pilot was forced to make a "terrifying" emergency landing,diverted to Zagreb, Croatia
where the men were removed from the plane. and met with localpolice,
TUI saidflightwas "forced to land" due to "extremely disturbed" passengers. Confirmed.” From the aircraft. Mel, from
Bolton, Greater Manchestersaid: I'm not the only one who thought she was.
"It was terrible. Many women screamed for help and shouted 'Oh my god my kids.'
''It was terrifying. I think I'm done crying. I can't cry anymore
Other customers shared similar experiences on social media.
Meanwhile, some tweeted that passengers were stranded because they "threate" other passengers.
Mel recalled how he became suspicious of violent passengers because of his strange behavior in the terminal.
She said: , was behaving very strangely.
That alone caused everyone to panic.
Mel BrownTUI passenger
"We took off and in the two-and-a-half hours before the flight, he frequently left his seat, walked up and down the aisle, and went to the bathroom.
"He was causing confusion on the plane and making people very upset and scared.
"My daughter was really excited.
"A stewardess came to us and said, 'We are having a problem with a passenger on the plane and he is threatening us.'
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Mel became "very aggressive" with the stewardess and claimed to only speak to one directly.
Melissa said: Near the emergency exit in the middle of the plane, I was hand-signing everyone and praying out loud in another language.
"He said in English, 'Everybody needs to start praying. See you in heaven. When we got off the plane, everyone started screaming, 'Help us, we're going to die.'" rice field.
It seemed like he wanted to kill us all, it was really scary.
Mel BrownTUI Passenger
"He is still on the floor praying. In the meantime, everyone ran to the back of the plane, screaming, grabbing a child and jumping over the seat.
"The next moment a man jumped up and hit me in the back of the head. There were two off-duty police officers on board the plane, who barricaded him in his seat until we landed. We were literally falling out of the sky.It was really traumatic.”
Melissa was finally taken to a hotel in Zagreb around noon today. He claimed to be waiting to catch a flight home.
She was originally scheduled to return home on Monday, but her flight was changed to yesterday - before the diversion drama.
TUI apologized for the delays and diversions caused by "disrupted" passengers and said it wanted to do so.
We deeply apologize to all customers affected by
We have zero tolerance for disruptive behavior on board
} TUI spokesperson
"Unfortunately, the original flight was delayed overnight due to ongoing disruptions in the aviation ecosystem.
"Tui representatives assisted customers throughout the airport and the flight departed on the evening of Monday, August 15.
"The health and safety of our customers and crew Always a top priority and passengers confused, the flight was forced to be diverted to Zagreb, Croatia.
"Passengers have been dropped off. Police said the flight was scheduled to depart later today. We do not travel with Tui when and take a zero-tolerance approach.
"We understand how frustrating this additional delay will be for our customers, and we apologize for the delays you are currently facing. We had a Tui team to manage and provide updates through regular communication, procuring accommodation, and providing meals and refreshments.
"Thank you for your understanding and patience. We would like to inform our customers that such cases are extremely rare.”
