Police hold up flight for 90 minutes after false phone-theft accusation at Luton Airport
- Police boarded Wizz Air flight W95004 at Luton Airport on April 25.
- Staff delayed departure believing a passenger stole a security guard's missing phone.
- The flight bound for Tirana was scheduled to depart at 3:10 pm.
- The incident delayed the flight from takeoff for about 88 minutes.
- Police confirmed no item was found on board, allowing the flight to depart.
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Police storm Wizz Air flight on runway at Luton before realising huge error - The Mirror
Passengers aboard a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Tirana were forced to wait for 88 minutes after staff allegedly accused someone of stealing a security guard's phone
Wizz Air flight delayed after crew wrongly 'accused passengers of stealing phone' - Birmingham Live
Wizz Air flight W95004 was due to fly from London Luton to the Albanian capital Tirana at 15.10 yesterday, but passengers were held on the tarmac for nearly 90 minutes

Police held up our flight for 90 minutes over crews false phone-theft claim
This was the moment a plane finally takes off after being held up for 90 minutes - after staff wrongly accused passengers of nicking a security guard’s mobile phone.

Police hold up flight for 90 minutes after false phone-theft accusation at Luton Airport
This was the moment a plane finally takes off after being held up for 90 minutes - after staff wrongly accused passengers of nicking a security guard’s mobile phone.
Police storm Wizz Air flight on runway at Luton before realising huge error
Passengers aboard a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Tirana were forced to wait for 88 minutes after staff allegedly accused someone of stealing a security guard’s phone 14:46, 26 Apr 2025Updated 14:47, 26 Apr 2025 Police dramatically stormed a flight as it waited an hour and a half after staff accused passengers of stealing a security guard’s phone – only to find it wasn’t there. Passengers aboard Wizz Air flight W95004 were told their 3.1…
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