An airline passenger who misbehaved during a transoceanic flight was dropped off on an obscure tropical island and stranded there for 36 hours before he could find a flight out. The unidentified and allegedly inebriated man was flying on a Monarch Airlines Airbus A321 out of Manchester, England, with 210 other passengers last Tuesday night when he became rude and aggressive toward the cabin crew, after they refused to give him any more alcohol, according to the Taipei Times. He refused to calm down and then began to insult the other passengers. Rather than put up with him until reaching their destination of Tenerife, the crew decided to touch down on Porto Santo, a tiny island (about 14 by 5 km) off the North African coast with limited options for departure, but just 480 km from the flight’s final destination. The disruptive passenger was marched off the aircraft and left behind. He eventually found a seat out on a German charter flight.
Airbus Captain Leaves One Passenger On Island
Key Takeaways:
- An allegedly inebriated airline passenger was removed from a transoceanic Monarch Airlines flight due to rude and aggressive behavior toward crew and fellow passengers.
- The flight, an Airbus A321 from Manchester, diverted to the tiny island of Porto Santo, where the unruly passenger was disembarked.
- The disruptive individual was stranded on Porto Santo for 36 hours before securing a flight out on a German charter.
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