By Imran Khan • Updated: 24 Apr 2023 • 21:14
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A major fight broke out between passengers on a flight from Norway to Spain resulting in the crew contacting the police.
According to 20Minutes, the fight took place while the plane was flying from Oslo to Alicante, onboard a flight operated by Air Europa.
Official reports state that 15 passengers of Norwegian origin on a flight between Oslo and Alicante were identified on arrival at Alicante airport for allegedly being involved in a fight inside the plane due to alcohol consumption.
The flight had left Oslo and landed without delay at Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández International Airport, where, once on the ground, the passengers involved in the altercation were identified by Guardia Civil officers and security service personnel.
Sources suggest that the fight took place in the back of the plane and the cabin crew alerted the arriving airport to coordinate the police.
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A journalist, content professional, and former TEDx Speaker based in Tarragona (Spain), with a Master's in International Journalism (Cardiff, UK). Imran is an online reporter for The Euro Weekly News and covers international as well as Spanish national news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at editorial@euroweeklynews.com
it’s about time that the consumption of alcohol in airports & on the plane were banned, there’s nothing worse than being stuck next to a drunk passenger that is a noisey nuisance to everyone on board.
and constantly getting up to go to the toilet.
I sincerely hope you have urinary problems one day , then you won’t be so smug .
Doug, I think Janes
comment was referring to people drinking too much and permanently taking a trip to the toilet not an incontinence problem.
Really Doug ? what an awful comment to make. These people are commenting on drunks and troublesome passengers, not toward decent people with genuine medical problems, but your comment tells people alot about you.
the complaint is about drunks not people with medical conditions omg
Doug you sound very bitter, read the story and if your in the drunk yob group then think of others. If it’s another reason wishing that on someone else is wicked.
I go anyway as I have bladder issues…goin to ban me?
the complaint is about drunks. but now that you mention it, if you have a problem, best to choose an aisle for consideration to others.
Yes
You don’t need.to be drunk to go to the toilet a lot during a flight. Older people often have urinary problems and probably go the the toilet more often than a drunk person.
Agreed, it’s disgusting behaviours. They become animals 😡😡
Animals behave better!
I’d wager a Bison wouldn’t get up to go to the toilet
So anyone who drinks any amount of alcohol is a disgusting animal…especially when they need to get up to go to the toilet?
The story is not complete. The fact that Norwegians could’ve been humiliated by someone is not even considered. They were drunk, meaning guilty – a typical European “stay safe and obey” crap.
oh no … they were disrespected???? who cares. keep your temper. try being a woman. disrespect is an hourly occurrence
I remember some years ago I was on a plane and I witnessed a fight between a Polish man and an Englishman because the Englishman had farted. The smell was that bad the Pole had biffed him one then until the fight had to be broken up. The police arrived and arrested the pair at Newcastle Airport.
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my holiday starts with one glass of wine on the plane and a good read. Thus should not be curtailed because of a small minority!
Don’t insult the animals, Andrea
Please postpone your glass of wine till your distination , you might get involved one day . I use to have a friend start drinking at noon on the week end and she ruined every happy occasion for every body. She left lonely after that .
i also like a small wine and put my earphones on to listen to music i book an aisle seat so i can go to the toilet without disturbing anyone i don’t have any wine if its an early morning flight but if they banned alcohol so be it i can see the point i wouldn’t like to be in the air in a confined space with fighting around me.i witnessed a young lady being sick in her seat her boyfriend moved to an empty seat she fell asleep and wouldn’t wake up to get off the plane
Absolutely correct Jan
Absolutely agree David! if can’t wait a few hours for a drink, then there’s a problem. As usual, the minority spoil it for the majority.
agree gate agents should be allowed to deny boarding to passengers drunk before boarding. I enjoy a pint before boarding. and a beer on the flight. but they should have backup from security at the gate.
Yes absolutely!! & so dangerous for everyone !
just because a few idiots abuse alcohol,to ban alcohol for all passengers if required is wrong
whati think would be to stop. all drinks whilr wsiting for s flight and only tea coffe and soft drinks before the flight starts and only serve alcholic drinks whilst in flight and only one drink.per passenger weathering it be beer or spirits this will allso stop crowds that now no better to get legless before a flight and stop any who look to intoxicated on liquor even entering a airport never mine getting on.the flight what I have learnt over the years is people that do this see in considerate and have no feelings for others they inflict there behaviour upon
totally agreed
I totally agree. I like a drink, but would be willing to forgo one for a few hours.
Why make the good people suffer. I work offshore and fly once a month I enjoy a cold beer before flying.
As always it the minority that screw over the majority…!
totally agree mate
totally agree you can drink all you want when you arrive I think its about time no alcohol rule on any plains should be made law soft drinks only the distress these idiots cause to other passengers and children get terrified if they are fighting next to a family they should be band from flying for 10yrs like a passport renewal and a red stamp put on it as a warning to airlines to decide if they want to allow you on there plain or not
The fight might have had nothing to do with alcohol. Welcome to the new China by the way where one can’t even have a beer on a train.
I agree,it was lovely when they stopped smoking on public transport,stop drinking alcohol as well it is just as dangerous. I was a smoker and I like a drink,while travelling alcohol is unnecessary for a lot of people it makes them stupid especially on planes. Surely they can wait until their destinations,ban it all on flights.
Totally agree!
so people on holiday enjoying sa nice drink are gone punished because if a couple of idiots? were already living in a more and more restrictive time with what’s going on in the world. 😩
Railways have alcohol bans especially at big event days & seems to be a culture as accepted now – learning curve for Airport folk ‘lessons learned’
all alcohol should be banned outside of pubs, clubs and homes.
how do you police that with already stretched resources? silly comment
I totally agree and would not allow any intoxicated people on board.
Totally agree! But all the airport’s and airlines are interested in is the huge profits they make from selling alcohol so it will never happen without government legislation
Totally agree, the airport’s and airlines will never ban the sale of alcohol due to the huge profits they make.
Start with stopping flights from Norway and Sweden over imbibing as usual
I agree with you the sooner the better
Absolutely !!!!
f*** planes off altogether ain’t you seen that show air crash investigations, but if you going to die on a plane you would at least want to be drunk, i don’t think i can bring myself to ever get on a plane again. play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Ban them for life. Not just Air Europa but all Aeroplane companies. People like this spoil it for others especially parents with children .
I know of someone banned on EasyJet & managed to fly out with EasyJet some months later without being stopped/questioned🤔
Agreed, because I enjoy a small bottle of wine with my food.
This is an ever increcing problem these days but there is a very simple answer to this!. All airlines bring in a word wide law to ban any individual causing havoc on any flight from using any airlines for a period of 10 yrs plus immediately deported back to their country.
at their own expense
Ban alcohol in-flight
they should be banned on Any Flights for life.no thought for any other passenger’s or Staff.
Totally agree. permanent worldwide ban. Zero tolerance. If you cause trouble during a flight, you never fly agsin. It’s long overdue that airlines take a unified stance on this antisocial and highly dangerous activity. Alcohol may be to blame but banning it during flights would unreasonably punish everyone. Furthermore, mosr of the alcohol involved is consumrd before the troublemakers board the Blake.
this doesn’t surprise me although they weren’t English and their destination was not the Canary Islands. I lived for a year and a half on Gran Canaria and then Tenerife Sur and was shocked at how low the quality of many Canarian natives and foreign residents were. I finally escaped back to the peninsula last June and civilization.
As a person of twin nationality – British & Irish – I agree with your comments regarding the churlish behaviour of certain British people on board flights and at resorts abroad. I had the benefit of many enjoyable holidays in Gran Canaria, but sadly some were marred by the unsavoury behaviour of feral Brits. Now happily residing in France, I receive a warmer welcome when preferring my Irish heritage to that of my 5% British ancestry.
The English one was yesterday!
I don’t think you can say all Canarians are the same as I’m in the north on holiday and I live in the peninsula, if you go the south what else can you expect.
bann them all stop serving alcohol that’s where I fly it’s always business don’t get all this Aldo I feel sorry for attendants and captains they should be fined heavily. lots scary when this happens
They make too much money from alcohol sales to ban them , it’s all about the money.
Rather harsh reactions by everyone
imagine that not every one who has a drink on a plane wants to fight and argue or be a nuisance,. why don’t you fly 1sr class where I’m sure this doesn’t happen…bunch of snobs if you ask me🤣😂
flying first class does not stop the nuisance affecting the flight
Agree. Why should I be prevented from enjoying a wine on the plane because some idiots can’t behave themselves. Those who want it banned outright should travel first class when possible or just don’t fly with us commoners who enjoy a drink!!!
you are clearly not a regular traveller like myself who experiences this type of behaviour on a regular basis, especially from British travellers!! Ban alcohol sales on board all aircraft!! Problem solved!!!!
Problem solved??, you have to book in two hours before the flight ,plenty time to get before boarding !, don’t you think
Ban alcohol on all flight from and to Britain. That Island is packed with neanderthal beasts.
Actually Adolf, those involved in the fighting were all Norwegian flying from Norway to Spain so banning booze on flights to and from Britain would have made no difference
Who, were all once inhabitants of the European land mass, crossing to these shores via the land bridge, which now lies submerged beneath the north Sea, following the melting of ice (post Ice Age).Come come Mr H, I would have thought you knew that !!! So I guess we are all descendants of Neanderthal Man.
They would just have loads more to drink in the airport though. I hope they have so much they fall asleep on the plane if they are let on in the first place.
A regular traveller like yourself would surely know that most of the alcohol is consumed in the airport, not on the flight. Problem not solved
I agree how sad is that alcohol is so important to people. a ban on alcohol on all public transport would be the answer and believe me I like a drink as much as anybody but not in an atmosphere enclosed full of people,all I can say is surely no one is that desperate. Smoking has been banned,now it is time to ban alcohol,it causes more trouble than it is worth.
you probably were not on the plane
Consideration and safety is an essential part if being an adult. Ban all drink -affected persons on public transport. These are immature abusers of safety.
For me it’s a worry if there was an emergency. Drunk passengers would be difficult to supervise. Tough penalties for those who are drunk and abusive.
don’t under stand the meaning of this comment
so why have you put the comment then ?
can yo7 imagine what would happen if there was an emergency and the plane had to be evacuated via the door chutes and you had a drunk infant of you.
I’ve always disagreed about selling alcohol at airports and in flight. There’s plenty of non alcoholic drinks. much the same as no smoking on flights ban the booze
you can’t drink alcohol purchased in airport on flights anyway. although some sneaky little gits probably manage it. they banned smoking, they banned under 100ml of liquid, they banned knitting needles so they can ban alcohol consumption IF they want to.
I can never understand whetherspoons open at Bham Airport at 7am in the morning. Airlines are asking for trouble. This should be banned. Get a drink at destination not before hand.
I agree, my holiday begins with a glass or 2 of wine on board, reading the location information, deciding where to visit, then read the paper or book, or maybe chat to fellow travellers, this is a one off, flight Stuart’s are trained for this and they did the correct thing, calling Alicante ahead. Why spoil it for the majority who are well behaved????
yup, sadly, time to ban the booze and create an international no fly list
I enjoy A drink when on plane,it helps to relax me. The problem is, when people guzzle it down their necks,as soon as they get to the airport,and are already drunk when they get on the plane.
how come they must have got some much booze on board? The most I’ve ever managed is 2 drinks. Must have been sozzled before they boarded so the cabin/ground staff should take some blame..
I can’t comprehend how they go on about your safety on a plane & what to do in an emergency then within the next 45 mins they are serving alcohol to whoever wants it.After those who have guzzled in an airport lounge at thier own leisure & some for start of holiday & some for nerves.Well let me tell you if a plane went down god forbid with half of these on board they would cause obstruction for others by falling being unsteady.Anybody next to someone who consumes alcohol & has a window seat well they would be next to someone who wouldn’t move even if you tried to get out.Apart from the obvious abusive loud smelly snoring too.Think you may need to take a big vote on this.I drink & I vote no drinking on planes.
Ban the booze.
Bann alcohol on all flights nothing worse than drunk passenger next to you on flight when travelling with children
If staff at the boarding gate thinks someone is under the influence of alcohol they should deny them boarding .I overheard a conversation in duty free between two couples……We will just put the vodka into your water bottles and order the coke onboard .
This is an ongoing problem. Alcohol was served in the departure lounge 2hrs before take-off, the plane was delayed ex number of hours, and more alcohol was consumed. This is the problem. An alcohol test should be done at the boarding gate. Like a breathalyser test like a roadside test. Anybody over the should be refused to board the plane. Then it is up to the cabin crew how much liquor they serve to a passenger.
Ban alcohol on flights and breathalise those that are suspect of drinking to an excess at rhe boarding gate !
My vice is smoking (I’m tee total from choice). I can’t smoke from the minute I enter an airport until I exit the airport at my destination (which can be up to 12hrs). I don’t like having to deal with drunks, stag dos, hen dos etc. Everyone’s holiday fun should start after the flight NOT before
confiscate passports for life!
Ban alcohol on all flights and watch the price of flights go up. Those that can’t behave themselves should be banned from air travel for life if they can’t control their drinking and their behaviour. For many people a couple of drinks on the plane is the start of their well earned holiday. At least it can be controlled on a flight. Its the bars in the terminals that are the problem.
Goes to prove that Norsemen just cannot hold their liquor.
I am in no way excusing anyone for excessive drinking on aircraft, or turning up drunk to board . However, I do somewhat blame certain countries for attempting to cut out excessive drinking / alcoholism by taxing alcohol to such an exorbitant rate that it encourages binge drinking once it is available at a much cheaper rate – i.e when getting onto a plane. I can recall many times in the distant past, travelling out of Norway, and then, the plane stopped in another airport to pick up more passengers before onwards, out of Norwegian airspace. By the time it took to get to its first destination point, the plane had literally been drunk dry of all it’s alcohol ! Admittedly, in those days it was free but the principle still applies. Easy solution – allow alcohol but ban anyone disrupting a flight for any reason (including unruly behaviour for bratty children because their unfit parents can’t control them ) and antisocial behaviour for a number of years from boarding a plane – then 2 strikes then your “fine” increases . Or something of that nature. Most flights do seem to be trouble free ( estimated around 90,000 pax flights a day) apart from a little irritating occurrence, well dealt with by vigilant crew . We are talking small percentage numbers here and that can be easily policed. This in not by any means solely a Norway related problem and I merely point out my experiences there as an example.
ban alcohol at the airport, not the plane.
u cannot drink and drive in a vehicle. so why let people who have been drinking board a plane to cause havoc
wow Flying Norwegian lager louts who would have thought, they must have been well mangled 🤔😉
I have a friend who worked in a drink lounge at an airport who told me 150 ppl a week missed their flights due to being too drunk and she said they were horrible to serve too.
There are only 2 ways to solve this problem. The first is to regulate airports, airlines and introduce breathalysers.
The second is with harsher punishments and a campaign of name and shame.
Agreed 100%
Yes nothing worse and they stink and break wind , breath is hanging too
Why people think it’s necessary to drink strong lager at silly o’clock in the morning,they wouldn’t get up at 4am and drink before they go to work,that’s where it needs to be stopped,at the airport’s,they should have pub opening hours like all pubs in England,stop the rot before flying,breath test the ones you think are over the limit before flying,I feel for the kids on the plane who see this.
Breathalise before boarding and ban alcohol onboard
it’s a simple answer to this behavior ban them and all ,passengers from flying from on the airline for life and other should follow as well no need for it.
I can completely understand the comments for banning alcohol, however….I am extremely nervous when flying and I find that a few glasses of wine before I board helps me. Perhaps a limit should be put in place which would stop aggressive behaviour and not penalise everyone else. Just a thought.
Total ban of alcohol is the only solution. Fighting mid air can be disastrous to all on board the aircraft if an emergency door/ window is accidentally opened causing sudden depressurization of the cabin. This can be a great danger that can cause injury or loss of life to some passengers if not all on board.
Get over yourselves . Majority of passengers drink responsibly and don’t cause a problem. Passengers who seem intoxicated should not be allowed to board . Why should the majority of people suffer because of a few idiots. I enjoy a few drinks on a flight with my meal and to relax .
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Agreed
Due to my job, I’ve been on at least 2000 international flights. sadly, the inter-europe flights seem to have the worst problems with drunks. we have an alcohol-guzzling culture. flights from UK to Spain appear to be the worst affected. is it impossible to go a couple of hours without alcohol? bad behaviour on flights is upsetting for everyone and, no doubt, terrifying for children . adults, think..
Try Friday night Stansted to Ibiza
Limit the amount of alcohol to 2 served per passenger, a red stamp in passport for anyone arrested with a no fly ban for 10 years, no liquor to be served before 11 a m at airports , no liquor served on flights of less than 3 hours.
nobody NEEDS a drink containing alcohol, they have it because they Want it,it makes them big and brave and stupid. I know what I am talking about.
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