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A WOMAN WHOSE allegedly abusive behaviour caused a flight to divert to Shannon Airport has been charged more than €9,000 by the airline as well as receiving a lifetime ban.
The 42-year-old woman from Sunderland was arrested by gardaí after the flight from Tenerife to Newcastle made an emergency landing in Ireland on New Year’s Day.
She was taken to Shannon Garda Station and later released without charge, with a file prepared for the DPP.
In a statement today, Jet2.com said the woman has received an invoice for £6,800 (€9,100), and given a lifetime ban.
The airline alleged that the woman was ‘aggressive and abusive’, and that it was necessary to hand her over to gardaí to protect the safety of those onboard the plane.
Phil Ward, managing director of Jet2.com, said:
Passengers were inconvenienced on New Year’s Day because this woman’s unacceptable behaviour towards our crew caused a substantial delay. We will therefore be pursuing the bill for the cost and we will do everything we can to assist the Irish authorities in working towards a potential prosecution.
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What a moron.
They should have dropped her in Saudi Arabia
Serves her right!
She was released without charge but could still be charged if DPP decides otherwise. Fair play to the airline for billing her but what chance do they have of getting paid.
They may have her bank card/credit card details on record from when she paid for her flight.
People who do things like that should be banned from flying for 10 years or so just like covicted drunk drivers lose their licence
I’m delighted, she’ll end up not paying but I’m sick of hearing of selfish narcissistic phucs ruining things for decent folk by being classless and belligerent. I wouldn’t give them jail time I’d sit them in a room for 5 hours, point at them and repeatedly say “you’re a bollox, you’re an awful bollox”
“Released without charge”.
We’ve gone as soft as the Germans.
Certain offences require DPP directions. Pretty simple really.
What a joy it must have been sitting beside her
If she was not happy with the plane
Crew should be allowed open the door and let her off…….without stopping
Why was she released without any prosecution ?
Drink is probably definitely the issue. I love a drink on a plane but some are so eager to begin their holidays in the airport. How often are the pubs in Dublin airport full at 6am with people heading off somewhere.
She was on he’s way home.
*her*
“Them”
The Queen of Limerick?
Although Eircodes would dispute it the airport is in Co. Clare
Not only banned from this Airline but never allowed to fly again .Don’t know if this kick off is drink related . I don’t understand why drink is allowed on any Airline
Millions of people fly each day, and a good number of them enjoy drinks onboard with no issue whatsoever. Why should everyone go without because of the relatively few who do wrong?
Shannon must be making a fortune with all these p*ssheads been dropped off there.
There is a case for breathalysing some passengers before they board a plane.
Especially on New Years Day.
A breath test for alcohol before she boarded might have saved her a hefty bill.
Typical mackem
Tenerife to Newcastle!!! Why detour to Shannon??? Sounds a good bit off track
She just uses a different Email address when booking and nobody will ever know
Due to data protection reasons Airlines do not hold information on passengers .
Not true Jerry!
A lot of destinations with and outside Europe require Advanced Passenger Information to be shared with authorities including all your passport details. The airlines run this through their own database and no fly lists. Even on certain routes where this is not required the name will be enough and when a problem name appears the airline generally sends someone from the asset protection department to over see checkin!
The biggest problem these days however is that airlines have no way of sharing their no fly lists with each other so it’s just a case of flying with another airline!!!
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