US EditionTwo Men Banned for Life After Fight on Manchester-Bound Jet2 Flight
Two men banned for life by Jet2 after a mid-air fight involving racist remarks and aggression forced diversion to Brussels, police detained them upon landing.
- On February 12, Flight LS896 from Antalya diverted to Brussels after a mid-air brawl, and two disruptive passengers were banned for life by Jet2 for their `appalling behaviour`.
- The pair allegedly had been drinking and making racist remarks before confronting cabin crew over cigarettes, escalating into a disturbance requiring crew intervention.
- Video from the cabin captures a passenger placed in a headlock while cabin crew move a man toward the rear amid shouts including `Get back.`
- Following the diversion to Brussels, police in Brussels took the two men into custody, and the aircraft later landed at Manchester close to midnight.
- Video circulating online appears to show several other passengers caught in the chaos, and footage ends with a police officer removing a passenger as chants of `Time to go, time to go` are heard.
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First the racist insults, then the screams and finally an explosion of physical violence with fists, kicks and necks that terrified passengers, including the elderly and children. It is the chronicle of a nightmare flight, the Jet2 LS896 started from Antalya (Turkey) and headed to Manchester, turned into a ring at 3,000 meters of altitude and forced to an emergency landing in Belgium because of a situation that became unmanageable for the crew. …
Chaotic footage has emerged of a fight between passengers on a Jet2 flight, which was allegedly sparked by racist remarks made by a drunk passenger. The plane was diverted to Brussels on a flight from Turkey to the UK after "disruptive" passengers caused the plane to be grounded, with two passengers banned from flying for life.
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Brussels, where two men were arrested by the police.
Chaos in the Skies: Jet2 Flight Diverted After Passenger Brawl
What was supposed to be a routine holiday flight from Antalya to Manchester turned into complete mayhem on 12 February when a massive brawl broke out between passengers, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Belgium. The whole thing was caught on camera, and the footage is properly shocking. Suleyman Ozgur Das, who was on the flight, filmed the entire incident as it kicked off around him. In the video, you can see several passengers …
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