Jet2 name and shame woman who forced emergency landing by slapping other passengers
dailystar.co.ukslapped a fellow passenger and screamed in the face of a terrified air-stewardess has slammed with a huge fine and banned for life.
A spokesperson for popular carrier Jet2 said Catherine Bush "displayed a catalogue of aggressive, abusive and dangerous behaviour" which included "physical aggression towards other customers and our crew".The furious woman can be seen in viral footage being chucked off the flight from Manchester Airport to Antalya, Turkey, Mirror reports.
She's now been slammed with a £5,000 fine for her violent outburst. Bush, from West Yorkshire, was filmed shouting and pacing up and down a flight that had to divert its course to Vienna just two hours after taking off.
Passengers on board were delayed for over an hour due to the diversion brought on by the angry woman's tirade. Phil Ward, managing director of Jet2.com, said: "Ms Bush displayed a continued pattern of appalling behaviour on the flight and she must now face up to the consequences of her actions."We have always made it abundantly clear that, as a family friendly airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to such behaviour and that we will vigorously pursue any costs incurred as a result of such an incident."Although such incidents are very rare, it is unacceptable that our customers and crew should have to experience it.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here ."We would like to apologise to anyone who had to experience this behaviour and we would like to commend our highly-trained crew for their exceptional handling of this difficult situation."In the viral footage, the woman can be seen screaming in the face of a staff member at the front of the plane.
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