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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Disruptive Ryanair passengers removed after onboard conflict
Two passengers were removed from a Ryanair flight after an apparent brawl was sparked by a child crying on board. Ryanair flight FR1882 took off from London Stansted for a two-and-a-half-hour flight to Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, 12 August, when the conflict between two passengers reportedly erupted. According to Portuguese publication SIC, the incident started when a child began crying during the flight. Tensions rose after the plane landed in Lisbon and was heading towards the apron. Footage obtained by the outlet shows passengers standing up inside the Ryanair cabin, amid shouting and raised voices. One mother can be heard comforting her crying child, saying, 'It's okay, we are going now.' Ryanair flight attendants can be seen standing in the aisle talking to the passengers. The publication said that because of the 'altercation', passengers had to wait inside the plane for about an hour. Meanwhile, police officers were called to respond to the incident. Ryanair confirmed the incident to The Independent, stating: 'The crew of this flight from London Stansted to Lisbon (12 Aug) called for police assistance after two passengers became disruptive onboard. 'The aircraft was met by local police and these passengers were removed. 'Ryanair has a strict zero-tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft for the benefit of the vast majority of passengers who do not disrupt flights. 'This is a matter for local police.' The low-cost airline is known to have a strict policy towards unruly passengers, having fined and banned those have disrupted journeys. In legal proceedings filed earlier this year in the Polish courts, Ryanair sought over €3,000 (£2,500) in damages against a passenger who disrupted a flight from Berlin to Marrakesh that was forced to divert to Seville. In addition, Ryanair handed the passenger a five-year ban from travelling with the airline. Ryanair has also recently introduced a penalty for passengers who are offloaded due to their behaviour. A Ryanair spokesperson said back in June: 'It is unacceptable that passengers are made suffer unnecessary disruption because of one unruly passenger's behaviour. 'To help ensure that our passengers and crew travel in a comfortable and stress-free environment, without unnecessary disruption caused by a tiny number of unruly passengers, we have introduced a £500 fine, which will be issued to any passengers offloaded from aircraft as a result of their misconduct.' The airline said the penalty will be taken directly from the card used to make the booking or deducted from any Ryanair vouchers the passenger may have.
The Independent
5 days ago
- The Independent
Disruptive Ryanair passengers removed after onboard conflict
Two passengers were removed from a Ryanair flight after an apparent brawl was sparked by a child crying on board. Ryanair flight FR1882 took off from London Stansted for a two-and-a-half-hour flight to Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, 12 August, when the conflict between two passengers reportedly erupted. According to Portuguese publication SIC, the incident started when a child began crying during the flight. Tensions rose after the plane landed in Lisbon and was heading towards the apron. Footage obtained by the outlet shows passengers standing up inside the Ryanair cabin, amid shouting and raised voices. One mother can be heard comforting her crying child, saying, 'It's okay, we are going now.' Ryanair flight attendants can be seen standing in the aisle talking to the passengers. The publication said that because of the 'altercation', passengers had to wait inside the plane for about an hour. Meanwhile, police officers were called to respond to the incident. Ryanair confirmed the incident to The Independent, stating: 'The crew of this flight from London Stansted to Lisbon (12 Aug) called for police assistance after two passengers became disruptive onboard. 'The aircraft was met by local police and these passengers were removed. 'Ryanair has a strict zero-tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft for the benefit of the vast majority of passengers who do not disrupt flights. 'This is a matter for local police.' The low-cost airline is known to have a strict policy towards unruly passengers, having fined and banned those have disrupted journeys. In legal proceedings filed earlier this year in the Polish courts, Ryanair sought over €3,000 (£2,500) in damages against a passenger who disrupted a flight from Berlin to Marrakesh that was forced to divert to Seville. In addition, Ryanair handed the passenger a five-year ban from travelling with the airline. Ryanair has also recently introduced a penalty for passengers who are offloaded due to their behaviour. A Ryanair spokesperson said back in June: 'It is unacceptable that passengers are made suffer unnecessary disruption because of one unruly passenger's behaviour. 'To help ensure that our passengers and crew travel in a comfortable and stress-free environment, without unnecessary disruption caused by a tiny number of unruly passengers, we have introduced a £500 fine, which will be issued to any passengers offloaded from aircraft as a result of their misconduct.' The airline said the penalty will be taken directly from the card used to make the booking or deducted from any Ryanair vouchers the passenger may have.
News.com.au
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Pro fighter goes ballistic on a flight then gets escorted out on a stretcher
Mixed martial arts fighter and Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Aaron 'Tex' Johnson has gone viral after being hauled from a Southwest Airlines flight after getting into a verbal grappling match with passengers and crew. In the footage, Mr Johnson can be heard calling them 'losers' and 'pieces of s**t.' The clip of his expletive-laden outburst is currently amassing millions of views on TikTok, X and Instagram however it's yet unclear what kicked off the mile-high mayhem. The footage shows the heavily-tattooed Johnson, 39 — who is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu — getting into it with a flight attendant over an apparent bag issue shortly after boarding. 'I didn't do anything wrong,' Mr Johnson, who is seated, tells the crew member. 'My bags are in storage. If you call the cops, I'm gonna call the cops on you and hire a lawyer [and] you're f**ked. Don't touch me!' When a male passenger behind Johnson criticises his actions, the martial artist turns around and confronts him. 'Hit me, you lying-ass f**k,' he yells as his fellow flyers tell him to sit down. The increasingly agitated Johnson then proceeds to repeatedly call his neighbour a 'loser,' at one point even standing on his seat in his sandals so he can get in his critic's face. Things come to a head after a female flight attendant grabs him by the arms and pulls him away with the help of another crew member, prompting the grappler to accuse her of 'assault' and 'abuse.' 'Shut your mouth,' she yells at him. Eventually, she tells Johnson to depart the flight. 'Not on my flight,' the air hostess declares, before instructing him to 'get off my plane.' At long last, the incensed traveller grabs his bag from the overhead bin and walks off the plane with the blonde crew member right behind as passengers applaud and cheer 'bye.' Johnson makes it to the main door, but then turns around and continues to berate the flight attendant, accusing her of 'assault' and yelling at her not to touch him. Fed up with the tirade, a trio of flight attendants confront Johnson and yell at him to 'get off' the aircraft, but he continues to stand at the door. At one point, he labels another passenger a 'piece of f**king s**t.' The clip concludes with the crew members and Johnson continuing to go at it as another male passenger approaches the exit and asks if he can provide assistance. In a follow-up clip taken at the airport, Johnson can be seen in a stretcher getting escorted by police as he yells, 'This is bulls**t.' 'I'm getting treated like a black person right now,' the retired cage fighter declared. According to local media View From the Wing, Southwest Airlines has since banned Johnson from all its future flights. After footage of the incident blew up on social media, Johnson posted a somewhat cryptic message on his Instagram stories, writing, 'For anyone trying to drag me down, it doesn't matter to me, I have the best friends.' 'STOP WORRYING ABOUT WHAT MAY BE PERCEIVED AS RIGHT OR WRONG,' he added, per 'IF GOD WANTED US TO LIVE A CERTAIN WAY, HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN US BETTER INSTRUCTIONS. DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.' Johnson is an accomplished figure in the BJJ world. According to BJJ Heroes, he is an international Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Federation 3x Pan American No-Gi Champion, although his overall record stands at 87 wins, 70 losses and one draw. 'Johnson is known for his aggressive and submission-oriented style with which he submitted some of the sport's biggest stars, names such as Davi Ramos and Jackson Sousa,' BJJ Heroes writes. He is also a former mixed martial arts star who competed for various organisations, including Bellator, according to
