Drunks Ground Easyjet Flight From Malaga To Liverpool

An easyJet formation (EZY3382) scheduled to depart from Malaga to Liverpool Airport astatine 11.25pm was abruptly cancelled Saturday nighttime (September 13) pursuing an incident involving disruptive passengers. The chaos near hundreds of holidaymakers stranded successful Malaga, pinch galore expressing vexation complete nan airline’s handling of nan situation.

According to witnesses, 3 intoxicated individuals were escorted disconnected nan craft by easyJet unit and Spanish constabulary aft reports of “shouting and screaming” connected board. The skipper later announced that nan unit was excessively traumatised to run nan flight, which led to its cancellation.

Passengers were directed backmost to nan check-in desk, wherever they were instructed to usage nan easyJet app to rebook flights. However, many, including aged passengers, recovered nan app excessively difficult to use, and truthful immoderate were near without accommodation for nan night. Many complained that nan app didn’t activity decently and were conscionable near to their ain devices. Guardia Civil detained nan rowdy passengers astatine nan centre of nan incident.

EasyJet passengers near abandoned aft incident pinch drunks connected board

Passenger James Holt said, “EasyJet understandably cancelled nan formation – but nan website is rubbish. Staff couldn’t person cared little and compounded an already stressful incident. How a fewer drunk group tin ruin it each for truthful galore is conscionable wrong.” He went connected to say, “There is expected to beryllium a edifice option. Our website froze and timed america retired and wouldn’t fto america spell back. We spent an hr ringing each fund and section hotel, and obscurity had availability. It’s incredibly stressful, and we conscionable wanted to get a furniture for nan night! The taxi queue is huge!”

An easyJet spokesperson confirmed that nan cancellation was owed to a disruptive rider incident connected nan inbound flight, which rendered nan unit unfit to run nether information regulations. “The information and wellbeing of our customers and unit is our highest priority,” nan spokesperson said. “We are sorry for nan inconvenience and worked to minimise disruption by offering rebooking options, refunds, and reimbursements for customers who booked their ain accommodation.”

The incident follows a akin disruption reported successful Euro Weekly News connected September 12, wherever rowdy passengers caused chaos connected 2 abstracted flights to Spain successful nan aforesaid day, and truthful indicating accrued concerns astir disruptive behaviour impacting aerial travel. Affected passengers are still seeking a solution arsenic easyJet useful to reside nan fallout from nan cancellation.