Air rage incident on Cardiff airport - Gran Canaria flight
10.08.05
A man was arrested after an air rage incident on a flight from Cardiff airport to Gran Canaria. The man attacked two members of the crew as a Britannia Airways flight, operated by Thomsonfly, prepared to land on Monday.
The incident happened on the 22:20 flight from Cardiff on Monday on a plane carrying 290 passengers. Just before the Boeing 767-200 touched down at Las Palmas Airport, the man got out of his seat and began shouting abuse at the cabin crew. He then attacked a stewardess and one of her male colleagues before being restrained by other airline staff.
When the plane landed at Las Palmas, the man - who Thomsonfly said had not been drinking during the flight - was arrested by Spanish police. He was later released. It is not yet known whether he will face charges or has returned to Cardiff.
A passenger said of the incident: 'One minute everything was normal and we were preparing to land, the next this man started yelling and shouting at the crew. It was terrifying for a few moments - he looked out of control and I don't want to think about what might have happened if he hadn't been restrained.'
A spokeswoman for Thomsonfly said: 'During the flight, one of our passengers became abusive and violent to two of our cabin crew minutes before the aircraft landed. The safety of our passengers, cabin and flight crew are our primary concern in this situation, and there were no major injuries to either cabin crew member.'
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