FlyBe captain ejects rowdy passengers.

You are, quite simply, breaking the law by being ‘under the influence’ on board a British registered aeroplane.

NORFOLK, Va. – A federal judge on Monday grounded a Florida man for allegedly drunken, unruly behavior that caused a Southwest Airlines flight to make an unscheduled landing in Norfolk.
Ulises Baca Ariza, 44, is accused of raising him arm at a flight attendant on the jetliner bound from Florida to New York on Saturday, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.
Ariza was arrested by airport police and members of the Terrorism Task Force and charged with interfering with flight crew members, an offense that carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
Judge James E. Bradberry set bond at $5,000 and ordered Ariza to stay off planes for the duration of the case and to refrain from excessive drinking.
Ariza is employed by a Miami steel company. He and a group of co-workers, heading to a job in New York, boarded Southwest Flight 450 in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday bound for Long Island.

At least one passenger said Ariza “was very drunk” when he got on the plane, demanded a beer during takeoff, refused to stay seated and finally “became confrontational” with a flight attendant and brought his arm back as if to strike her, the complaint said.

Three passengers subdued Ariza.

It was 37 Tesco workers

Tesco staff thrown off flight

More than 30 Tesco staff were thrown off a flight before take-off after the captain ruled some of them were “drunk and disorderly”.

Police were called to help eject the workers after the pilot of the Belfast-bound plane became concerned at the potential safety threat to other passengers.

Tesco hit back at the decision, calling it “an over-reaction”.

No-one was arrested in the incident at Glasgow airport but 37 Tesco workers were removed from the Flybe flight. They were unable to return home until Thursday morning.

The airline said the presence of the group, which included store managers, accountants and personnel managers, was a “potential threat to the safety of other passengers”.

But Tesco said in a statement: “Whilst we are still investigating this matter all our initial findings indicate that this has been an over-reaction on the part of the Flybe captain and crew.

“Both the statements given by passengers exiting the flight last night, which were broadcast on radio this morning, and subsequent calls to our office today from other independent witnesses on board, concur with what our staff have told us, that this was no more than good-natured banter among colleagues. We contacted Flybe earlier today regarding the incident and shall be pursuing the matter further with them.”

Tesco confirmed 40 of its employees were on the flight and three were among the 17 passengers allowed to travel to Belfast once flight BE140 was cleared for take-off.

The employees were returning to Belfast following a company meeting in Glasgow. Flybe defended its decision and said its pilots were given “ultimate responsibility” for the safety of all its flights.

A spokesman said: “As the safety of each passenger on board a plane is the first priority of the captain it is crucial that he or she is completely satisfied before take-off that nothing on board could potentially distract staff or endanger other passengers.

Captain only done his job.

Why not! I’d probabaly do it too!

Ditto

trying to drown their sorrows no doubt after the Jambos result. 😀

My heart bleeds for them… 😉

I thought that initially too, but it happened around half eight. I’ve heard of Rangers fans leaving Ibrox early, but not THAT early !

trying to drown their sorrows no doubt after the Jambos result. 😀

My heart bleeds for them… 😉