US Politics | Shocking moment man ‘choked out’ after ‘drunk’ fist fight erupts on EasyJet flight from Manchester to Tenerife
AN unruly passenger was allegedly choked unconscious after a ...drunken... fist fight erupted on an easyJet flight from Manchester to Tenerife on Wednesday, the Sun can reveal. The airline crew was forced to intervene to restrain two male passengers allegedly involved in a violent clash on flight EZY1903, causing the next flight to be delayed over 12 hours. 
TikTok/@kelsolennox05Up to four members of crew intervened to restrain the unruly passenger '/ ' 
TikTok/@kelsolennox05The fist fight erupted on an easyJet flight from Manchester to Tenerife '/ ' Following an argument in the air, a male who appeared to be drunk, reportedly hit another male passenger two rows in front of him before they started throwing punches across the aisle, witnesses said. ...It wasn't pleasant,... George Briscoe, a 28-year-old who was aboard the flight, told the Sun. George, who was three rows away from the fight, described one of the alleged assailants as British. ...I understand he had opened duty free goods despite crew outlining this was not allowed numerous times through the flight,... he said. READ MORE IN WORLD NEWS 
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ON Z ALERT Leaked video inside nuke plant reveals Russian 'Z' trucks 'metres from reactors' George added: ...Three male crew managed 'to restrain one of the individuals ' for a while and then he kicked off again and was then restrained by a male whom was travelling with him as we descended. ...He was choked out unconscious.... After safely landing in Tenerife, George said he crew members appeared upset. ...One of them was stood on the stairs as we departed and he was definitely shaken up and said he wanted to be sick,... he added. ...I can only praise them in this instance.... Another traveller, Alex Jackson, said the easyJet cabin crew were ...attacked... by a drunken imbecile.... Tweeting, Jackson claimed the incident caused ...another flight to be delayed 12 hours impacting hundreds of people costing thousands of pounds.... Most read in US News CRUCIAL CLUE Lost video' that could crack Delphi murders leaves victim's mom 'disgusted' DOUBLE TRAGEDY Grieving son, 58, dies in a plane crash while scattering his father's ashes dani-hell Tropical storm Danielle set to strengthen into a hurricane ahead of Labor Day GRUESOME SCENE Mom & daughter, 8, found dead in car with horrific injuries by her husband SICK ABUSE Boy, 2, was 'starved & forced to sleep in closet by himself' before tragic death KILLER AT LARGE Police search river near home of 'catfish' linked to teen girls' deaths The returning easyJet flight EZY1908 scheduled to depart at 10:40pm from Tenerife back to Manchester was delayed until 11:25am today. A passenger whose flight was delayed explained he was informed of the incident on the incoming flight as they waited to board at the airport in Tenerife. Stephen Bowker told the Sun: ...The captain came and told us at the gate when everyone had disembarked and then hotels and coaches were arranged for us. ...The cabin crew needed to go to hospital and the pilots needed to rest. The flight was rescheduled for today, we landed back in Manchester this afternoon.... He added: ...Hopefully everyone is well soon and the persons responsible are suitably punished.... Describing the ...extremely violent... fight, local media reported up to four cabin crew stepped in to separate the two men before taking one of the individuals to another part of the aircraft. The plane was able to land without any further incident. EasyJet confirmed one of the men, whose age and identity have not been revealed, was immediately arrested by the Guardia Civil. ...We can confirm that flight EZY1907 from Manchester to Tenerife on 31 August was met by police on arrival as a result of a passenger onboard behaving disruptively,... an easyJet spokesman told The Sun. ...easyJet's cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time. ...Whilst such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour towards our staff. ...The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always our highest priority.... George added it is unclear what happened to the other passenger. He told The Sun: ...As a passenger I was disappointed that Spanish police didn't enter the plane once grounded. One passenger was carried off by a man who was travelling with him.... This hair-raising incident comes just a week after easyJet cabin manager Jemma Grieves, 41, was forced to relive a terrifying ordeal on an EasyJet Manchester to Tenerife flight when she gave evidence in court. Two drunken passengers, Jason McKiver and Glynn Martin threatened Grieves who had refused them entry to the aircraft in October last year. In a victim personal statement given at Bolton Magistrates Court, Grieves said she had worked for the airline for 17 years and had ...never felt as badly intimidated as I did today.... Felling ...helpless..., the cabin manager had to withdraw from working on the flight as she felt she ...could not provide a service to the passengers or crew.... 
TikTok/@kelsolennox05One of the assailants was arrested by Spanish police '/ ' 
TikTok/@kelsolennox05Witnesses to The Sun the easyJet crew members looked distraught before they were taken to hospital '/ '
TikTok/@kelsolennox05Up to four members of crew intervened to restrain the unruly passenger '/ ' TikTok/@kelsolennox05The fist fight erupted on an easyJet flight from Manchester to Tenerife '/ ' Following an argument in the air, a male who appeared to be drunk, reportedly hit another male passenger two rows in front of him before they started throwing punches across the aisle, witnesses said. ...It wasn't pleasant,... George Briscoe, a 28-year-old who was aboard the flight, told the Sun. George, who was three rows away from the fight, described one of the alleged assailants as British. ...I understand he had opened duty free goods despite crew outlining this was not allowed numerous times through the flight,... he said. READ MORE IN WORLD NEWS HORROR DEATHS Grisly injuries linking 3 murder victims lead cops on hunt for serial killer ON Z ALERT Leaked video inside nuke plant reveals Russian 'Z' trucks 'metres from reactors' George added: ...Three male crew managed 'to restrain one of the individuals ' for a while and then he kicked off again and was then restrained by a male whom was travelling with him as we descended. ...He was choked out unconscious.... After safely landing in Tenerife, George said he crew members appeared upset. ...One of them was stood on the stairs as we departed and he was definitely shaken up and said he wanted to be sick,... he added. ...I can only praise them in this instance.... Another traveller, Alex Jackson, said the easyJet cabin crew were ...attacked... by a drunken imbecile.... Tweeting, Jackson claimed the incident caused ...another flight to be delayed 12 hours impacting hundreds of people costing thousands of pounds.... Most read in US News CRUCIAL CLUE Lost video' that could crack Delphi murders leaves victim's mom 'disgusted' DOUBLE TRAGEDY Grieving son, 58, dies in a plane crash while scattering his father's ashes dani-hell Tropical storm Danielle set to strengthen into a hurricane ahead of Labor Day GRUESOME SCENE Mom & daughter, 8, found dead in car with horrific injuries by her husband SICK ABUSE Boy, 2, was 'starved & forced to sleep in closet by himself' before tragic death KILLER AT LARGE Police search river near home of 'catfish' linked to teen girls' deaths The returning easyJet flight EZY1908 scheduled to depart at 10:40pm from Tenerife back to Manchester was delayed until 11:25am today. A passenger whose flight was delayed explained he was informed of the incident on the incoming flight as they waited to board at the airport in Tenerife. Stephen Bowker told the Sun: ...The captain came and told us at the gate when everyone had disembarked and then hotels and coaches were arranged for us. ...The cabin crew needed to go to hospital and the pilots needed to rest. The flight was rescheduled for today, we landed back in Manchester this afternoon.... He added: ...Hopefully everyone is well soon and the persons responsible are suitably punished.... Describing the ...extremely violent... fight, local media reported up to four cabin crew stepped in to separate the two men before taking one of the individuals to another part of the aircraft. The plane was able to land without any further incident. EasyJet confirmed one of the men, whose age and identity have not been revealed, was immediately arrested by the Guardia Civil. ...We can confirm that flight EZY1907 from Manchester to Tenerife on 31 August was met by police on arrival as a result of a passenger onboard behaving disruptively,... an easyJet spokesman told The Sun. ...easyJet's cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time. ...Whilst such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour towards our staff. ...The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always our highest priority.... George added it is unclear what happened to the other passenger. He told The Sun: ...As a passenger I was disappointed that Spanish police didn't enter the plane once grounded. One passenger was carried off by a man who was travelling with him.... This hair-raising incident comes just a week after easyJet cabin manager Jemma Grieves, 41, was forced to relive a terrifying ordeal on an EasyJet Manchester to Tenerife flight when she gave evidence in court. Two drunken passengers, Jason McKiver and Glynn Martin threatened Grieves who had refused them entry to the aircraft in October last year. In a victim personal statement given at Bolton Magistrates Court, Grieves said she had worked for the airline for 17 years and had ...never felt as badly intimidated as I did today.... Felling ...helpless..., the cabin manager had to withdraw from working on the flight as she felt she ...could not provide a service to the passengers or crew.... TikTok/@kelsolennox05One of the assailants was arrested by Spanish police '/ ' TikTok/@kelsolennox05Witnesses to The Sun the easyJet crew members looked distraught before they were taken to hospital '/ '
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