‘Abusive’ Jet2 passenger questioned by cops ‘after refusing to wear mask’
A PILOT had to call cops after a passenger allegedly refused to wear his mask and shoved past cabin crew without the protection on.
The bloke caused chaos when the Jet2 plane touched down at Manchester Airport at 10.30pm on Friday refusing to wait to get his bag, fellow travellers claim.
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He had already been warned repeatedly on the flight from Krakow, Poland, about taking his mask off but flared up again when he was told others should get their luggage before him.
After he was abusive to staff the pilot was forced to come out of his cabin and confronted the passenger before phoning police who escorted him off the plane.
One passenger, who gave his name as Sam, 22, said: “He was being confrontational.
“His bag was a few rows in front and he was pushing past crew to get it without his mask on. He started getting cocky saying he didn’t want to wait.
“One of the pilots came out and said: 'You are not talking to the cabin crew like that.' They were face to face, and the pilot said he was calling the police.
"He started to be less cocky then and say he would wait but the pilot said he’d had his chance.”
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Officers were seen speaking to the man in the airport but it is not clear if further action was taken.
Jet2 said: “Police attended the aircraft to offload a disruptive and abusive passenger, and we would like to thank the police and our highly-trained crew for their handling of the situation.
“We will be taking action to ensure that the individual responsible is held accountable for their actions.”
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