Mass Mid-Air Brawl Forces Liverpool-Bound easyJet Flight to Turn Back
About 10 passengers fought on board, prompting the captain to turn back for safety before police met the plane and it later continued to Liverpool.
- On Tuesday, an EasyJet flight bound for Liverpool returned to Tenerife South Airport after a brawl broke out among passengers. Flight EZY3352 landed safely, where police met the aircraft following the captain's request for assistance.
- Spanish air traffic control reported the captain diverted the plane about 30 minutes into the journey "due to the danger" the fight "posed to the safety of the flight," with about a dozen passengers involved.
- EasyJet stated cabin and ground crew are trained to act quickly to ensure passenger safety, saying, "Our full support goes out to the crews and passengers who are increasingly having to endure these situations."
- After clearing runway 07 without incident, the 186-passenger aircraft continued its journey to Liverpool once police had escorted the disruptive passengers from the plane.
- Rowdy behavior on flights to Liverpool has caused serious operational disruption this year, with incidents resulting in diversions and potential prosecution for passengers involved in such disruptions.
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A flight to Liverpool ends again in Tenerife for the time being – a mass strike on board forces the Easyjet pilot to turn around. The air traffic controllers set in motion an urgent procedure, the police are already waiting on the runway.
A fight between about ten passengers forced an Easyjet plane on the way to Liverpool to return to Tenerife.
30 minutes after the launch at Tenerife airport, an Easyjet aircraft had to cancel the trip to Liverpool: a dozen passengers had started a fight. The pilot saw safety on board at risk.
EasyJet Flight Forced Back to Tenerife After Reported Mid-Air Brawl Among Passengers: No Arrests Made
A reported mid-air dispute involving multiple passengers forced an easyJet flight bound for Liverpool to divert back to Tenerife. Spanish authorities met the flight on its return to Tenerife South Airport, but no arrests were made following the incident. Flight EZY3352 was carrying 186 passengers and had been airborne for approximately 30 minutes on the evening of 21 July. The crew requested to return to the Spanish island after the incident was…
Most passengers who travel to distant destinations by plane know that fighting on a plane is neither appropriate nor safe (nor is it on the ground, of course). But apparently not everyone knows this. High above the ground, fists clashed again during a flight from Tenerife to Liverpool – this time between about 10 passengers. The pilot decided to return to the Spanish island after 30 minutes of flight, where the rioters were met by police.
It seems that just after the launch of a flight, ten people are starting each other. The captain reacts.
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