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Ryanair ‘Flight from Hell’ Forced to Land After Mass Brawl over Seats
www.breitbart.com ^ | July 8, 2024 | Olivia Rondeau

Posted on 07/08/2024 5:53:33 PM PDT by Red Badger

Ryanair passengers have called their recent trip from Morocco to the U.K. a “flight from hell” after it was forced to land during a “mass brawl” before being canceled altogether.

The London Stansted Airport-bound flight was forced to return to Agadir Al-Massira International Airport after less than 40 minutes in the air due to a fight erupting over seating assignments, the Sun reported.

The altercation reportedly began when a man in his late 20s asked a woman traveling with her daughter if he could have her seat to be closer to his wife and children. When the woman declined, the man allegedly threatened her.

The cabin crew appeared to be unaware of the tension brewing amongst the passengers, and the flight took off as normal.

Once the plane reached 30,000 feet altitude and the seatbelt-on light was turned off, the husband of the woman who refused to move allegedly confronted the other man

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Military/Veterans; Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: aviation; ryanair
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To: AppyPappy

“I want your seat to be closer to my family”

Brings back memories. A guy was sitting in the aisle seat that I had reserved and paid for. He wanted to sit next to his wife in MY seat. Long story, but he threatened the stewardess (I understand that’s illegal), and was given a choice to move /behave, or the Captain would produce handcuffs until the local police removed him.


21 posted on 07/08/2024 6:45:21 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Bannon didn't kill himself.)
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To: BipolarBob

Punch him again, Achmed.


22 posted on 07/08/2024 6:50:24 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: Red Badger
I'll bet a Moroccan jail is a luxury accommodation.
23 posted on 07/08/2024 6:52:50 PM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Set a price. If he doesn’t meet it, the spouse sees how much it is worth to him.


24 posted on 07/08/2024 7:17:48 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: rellic

whenever i’m asked to move by a flight attendant, i happily agree as long as they move me to first class ... apparently, the requested move has never been urgent enough to make that move ...


25 posted on 07/08/2024 7:21:00 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: Red Badger

Oh, MY! Also brings back memories. In 1980 I was trying to fly back to America from Belize. I had been doing some archaeology excavation. After a few months in the jungle, I ended up very ill, and just wanted to get home. I was sitting at the airport with a standby ticket. There was no way I could be sure to get on the last flight out, but I did. I was seated all the way in the back. There were Cuban and USSR troops all around me. Even though I speak Spanish fluently, I acted dumb. They were trying to get me to change my seat, but I was still nauseous. Without talking, I took out the air sickness bag and opened it up. Everyone around me immediately ceased trying to interact with me. I have used, taken out, the air sickness bag a few more times in my life when someone on a plane just won’t shut up. So far, it has worked every time.


26 posted on 07/08/2024 8:03:58 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Red Badger

Nothing is more stupid than a Brit on vacation.


27 posted on 07/08/2024 8:08:50 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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To: Red Badger

“A British traveler who asked not to be named told the publication that after the men began swinging at each other, “One of the families was part of a larger group so other passengers started to join in.””

Hmmmm.


28 posted on 07/08/2024 8:12:59 PM PDT by Reddy (BO stinks)
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To: Red Badger

Run the cabin altitude up to 14,000’. That’d cool ‘em down.


29 posted on 07/08/2024 8:37:13 PM PDT by QBFimi (It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
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To: Red Badger

The thrill seekers’ Carnival cruise of the air, but with more claustrophobia.
“Don’t make me come back there!” Captain Nigel


30 posted on 07/08/2024 10:43:04 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; A.A. Cunningham; ...

Aviation Ping!...................


31 posted on 07/09/2024 5:04:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

Great! That is now stored away in case I ever need to use it!................


32 posted on 07/09/2024 5:06:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: DesertRhino

An American on Vacation................


33 posted on 07/09/2024 5:06:51 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Soccer hooligans?


34 posted on 07/09/2024 5:15:25 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Muslims can’t even get along with each other, much less the rest of Western civilization..................


35 posted on 07/09/2024 5:20:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: rellic

I had an overseas MAC flight many years ago. There were lots of families with screaming young children on that flight. The parents nearby gave us single fliers their adult beverage quota..


36 posted on 07/09/2024 5:27:46 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: dfwgator

It is.

I’m surprised nobody made an issue of it being a Boeing jet. Isn’t that the cause of all things bad in aviation?

EC


37 posted on 07/09/2024 7:00:00 AM PDT by Ex-Con777
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To: AppyPappy

When they booked, they couldn’t find enough seats close together so he bought separated seats and hoped the flight attendants and other passengers could accommodate his request. I’ve seen this many times and have accommodated such requests as long as I wasn’t going to move to a grossly inferior seat — back of cabin, next door to lavatories, middle seat, etc.


38 posted on 07/09/2024 7:11:26 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

“A man in his late 20s asked a woman if he could have her seat to be closer to his wife and children.”

We were going to Hawaii for a vacation. I was sitting in a window seat and a lady sat next to me. We got talking and I mentioned my wife was with me pointing to a couple of rows forward. She asked if she wanted her to change seats so my wife and I could sit together. I laughed and said “We are going to be together all week. She is not going to give up her window seat to sit next to me.”


39 posted on 07/09/2024 8:20:00 AM PDT by bravo whiskey (Annie Savoy : The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self awareness. )
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
I would have preferred my assigned seat.

Really, dude! Take the Win!

40 posted on 08/30/2024 1:28:17 PM PDT by gridlock (At some point, King Robert must take responsibility for his own predicaments. )
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