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Old 29th Feb 2016, 18:45
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Stag party causes Ryanair diversion

In the early glory days of cheap UK charter flights it was not unusual to have large groups of drunken idiots escorted on board by Gatwick police apparently because they were causing trouble in the Terminal! Once after a European Cup Final in Amsterdam we were 'ordered' to take a random 150 highly tanked-up and rioting Scotsman with us to Manchester (although they had mostly booked to Glasgow). We dumped them there in the early hours and they were left to find their own way north. More sadly and much later I backed up my Cabin crews' judgement and had a young man declined boarding because he was slurring his words badly and couldn't stand unaided. We were at risk of losing our slot ex LAX. I discovered subsequently he was highly medicated for a neurological illness and was forced to spend a couple of hours incarcerated before his relatives were able to contact him. Was close to a lawsuit in the US but my company was able to show he should not have tried to travel alone. Very glad I don't have to make decisions like that anymore. Retirement has many virtues.
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