£4,800 fine for stag do passenger who forced Jet2 plane diversion
A British man has been sent a £4,800 bill after causing havoc on a Jet2 flight causing it to divert.
Grant Marshall, from Teesside, was flying with a stag do group of 14 from Leeds to Alicante, Spain, in May 2015 when he refused to stop drinking and upsetting passengers sitting nearby, reports the Mirror.
He ignored requests from cabin crew to stop using intimidating language and threatening behaviour after taking his own booze on board.
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The pilot eventually decided to make an unscheduled stop in Toulouse, France, and Marshall was handed over to French police.
As well as being billed for the cost of the diversion, Marshall has also been banned from using Jet2 for life.
Jet2 managing director Phil Ward told the Yorkshire Evening Post: "To protect the safety and comfort of our loyal customers and staff, we openly pledged to take actions to stamp out antisocial behaviour on board and that is exactly what we are doing. Jet2 is a holiday airline, so we want holidaymakers to have a wonderful time from the moment they start their holiday with us.
"More than 1,150 passengers were inconvenienced that day by Mr Marshall's antisocial and unacceptable behaviour. This is why we issued him with this bill for the costs involved.
"Most passengers have a fantastic time travelling and of course know how to behave onboard, which is why we need to stop disorderly behaviour from the few like Mr Marshall."
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