Chloe Haines, 25, was restrained by passengers and staff on the flight (Picture: Twitter; LinkedIn)
A passenger who allegedly caused two RAF jets to be scrambled to
escort a plane back to Stansted Airport has been sent an £85,000 bill by the
airline.
Chloe Haines, 25, is
accused by Jet2 of a ‘catalogue of aggressive, abusive and dangerous behaviour’
on a flight bound for Dalaman in Turkey, including trying to open the aircraft
doors during the flight. The flight had to be escorted back to Stansted Airport
by two Typhoon fighter jets while she was restrained by cabin crew and
customers. A former bouncer who tackled her to the ground said she kicked,
punched and screamed at the stewards. He said: ‘She was only petite but she had
the strength of a fully-grown man. The only time I’ve seen anything like that
was when someone had just dropped acid, she had super strength.’
Cabin crew took action when she tried to storm the cockpit and open the emergency door (Picture: Michele Walker)
She was kept restrained by customers and cabin crew on the flight (Picture: Michele Walker)
Amy Varol, who was
sat behind Haines, told The Sun: ‘Then a man sat on her and one person was
holding her leg and someone else holding the other one. ‘That’s when she
started screaming “get off me, I’m going to kill everyone”.’ Two Typhoon
fighter aircraft caused a sonic boom as they flew to meet the plane and escort
it on June 22. Ms Haines, of Maidenhead in Berkshire, was arrested by Essex
Police upon landing on suspicion of assault, criminal damage and endangering an
aircraft. The force said previously she had been bailed until July 30. But Jet2
said in a statement she has been hit with both an £85,000 bill and a lifetime
ban from the airline.
The moment she was hauled off the flight at Stansted Airport
Her behaviour was so bad the flight had to be escorted to Stansted by fighter jets (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)
The airline said that it was one of the most serious cases of disruptive behaviour they’ve ever experienced (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)
Steve Heapy, chief
executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: ‘Miss Haines’ behaviour was one
of the most serious cases of disruptive passenger behaviour that we have
experienced. ‘She must now face up to the consequences of her actions, and we
will vigorously pursue to recover the costs that we incurred as a result of
this divert, as we do with all disruptive passengers. ‘As a family friendly
airline, we take an absolutely zero tolerance approach to disruptive behaviour,
and we hope that this sobering incident, with its very serious consequences,
provides a stark warning to others who think that they can behave in this
fashion.’
Source: Metro co uk
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