A flight departing from Dublin with destination Gran Canary I had to divert to Santiago airport in Galicia. This was because a couple “in a state of blatant intoxication” caused discomfort. The plane took off from the Irish capital last Saturday afternoon and had to give up its first route over the summit of Galicia.
Local Police in Galicia’s capital said the two citizens were Irish and had left the plane after being called to “join the plane when it made an unplanned landing”.
A Civil Guard spokesperson confirmed that “officers were asked to board an Aer Lingus flight after landing at Santiago-Rosalía de Castro airport on Saturday.”
Airline Aer Lingus has been contacted but has not yet responded to requests for comment and further information.
Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (AESA)The state body responsible for ensuring compliance with civil aviation regulations in Spain stipulates that: Fines can be up to 50,000 euros.
In addition, violators may be liable for the costs of any referrals and face a ban on air travel.
sexual assault allegation
A 42-year-old British tourist was arrested last Friday. Ibiza airport On suspicion of sexually assaulting a flight attendant and spitting on the cabin manager on a Jet2 flight departing from Manchester.
The airline announced it would ban the passenger for life after police confirmed the news of his arrest.
Conflicted passengers doubled
Travelers who want to party, groups that get into fights, or people who refuse to follow ground rules. These are some of the unpleasant situations that result from what are known as “overlapping passengers”, which lead to dangerous situations on board that are difficult for the crew to manage. According to the data, the number of unwanted passengers of any airline over the Canary Islands has doubled in recent years. State Aviation Safety Agency (Aesa) to this newspaper. Accordingly, when the Archipelago round-trip flight data for January-July 2023 is compared to the same period of 2019, the number of people creating conflict increased by 132.6%.
Aesa herself warns about:significant increase» some of the complaints made against passengers in recent years due to incidents resulting from inappropriate and contradictory behavior on commercial air transport flights. In fact, if we count the unwanted passengers (214) flying over the Canary Islands until July of this year alone, the number recorded during 2019 (163) has already been exceeded. to what is present in the absence of a pandemic.
And as expected in 2020, the year COVID-19 Complaints decreased as planes stopped circling over the Canary Islands.. The same thing happened in the first half of 2021. But in the last year, 2022, the number of incidents has increased significantly, largely as some passengers oppose mandatory wearing of masks on board.