Two men were hauled off a Jet2 flight after becoming “uncontrollable” when they guzzled an entire bottle of vodka while awaiting take-off for their delayed flight.
The incident occurred at Leeds Bradford Airport last week, with staff and police officers intervening to apprehend the troublemaking duo.
The Jet2 flight was about to depart to Chania International Airport in Greece when the chaos unfolded.
Passenger Ian Boyle had just boarded the flight when the two men kicked off.
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The Jet2 flight was about to depart to Chania International Airport in Greece when the chaos unfoldedBoyle said: “The airline staff were doing their best but the drunk guy just overwhelmed them.
“The police had to intervene because the man was so drunk he was uncontrollable.
“Apparently, the two friends brought a duty-free bottle of vodka on board and thought it was okay to drink it while we were delayed.”
Boyle said that the “serious” incident left children on the flight terrified.
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A video of the mayhem emerged showing the two men brawling with staff after they attempted to restrain them.
After the men were finally dragged off the plane, officers swarmed them to take them away from the tarmac.
West Yorkshire Police later confirmed that the two men were detained on suspicion of affray, but both have been released on bail.
A spokesman for the force said: “On July 24, police received a request for assistance following a report of a disturbance at Leeds Bradford Airport.
“Officers attended and arrested two males on suspicion of affray. Both were later bailed pending further enquiries.”
Passengers can face up to two years in prison and a £5,000 fine for getting drunk on a flight
According to a survey conducted by GoCompare, just under a fifth (17 per cent) of travellers said they had been on a flight that was disrupted by drunken passengers.
EasyJet and Ryanair were named as the airlines where travellers have had their flight disrupted due to the behaviour of tanked-up flyers most frequently.
Under the Air Navigation Order, it is illegal to be under the influence on an aircraft – something one in ten Britons had admitted to falling foul of.
Passengers can face up to two years in prison and a £5,000 fine for getting drunk on a flight.
A Jet2 spokesman said: We can confirm that two disruptive passengers have been banned from flying with us, following their appalling behaviour which led to police having to offload them.
“As a family-friendly airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behaviour.”