Very carefully?

They're very well trained, those horses, they can climb air-stairs you know...

Or alternatively: let the horses do the kicking :D

it wouldn't be that difficult for an airline to write into their contract with their ground handling agents that said agent will meet all costs caused by passengers being drunk/disruptive, and that the agent can have the joy of recovering this money from the passenger! Should concentrate minds somewhat...

G

How did they end up in Manchester Crown Court when they were arrested in Winnipeg? I though these cases were normally prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the aircraft lands.

Good old Manchester.

My daughter who was 17 at the time told me she was given a free shot of Vodka at Manchester at 6am earlier this year and they offered my lad who was only 15 one as well then realised that he was perhaps not 18 yet but asked him if he was old enough. They will do anything to get you in the bar.

I have seen plenty falling out of minibuses all ready drunk when they turn up outside the Terminal. Just part and parcel of a big section of UK society now days.

A chap I know is a paramedic, he hates Friday and Saturday nights as most of his calls are to very drunk people some of whom like to fight the medics who are trying to help them.

2 years in Prison. Happy days, let hope it gets plenty of coverage in the UK national press

Depends on when the behavior occurred. If the criminal actions took place over international waters, the laws of jurisdiction where the aircraft is registered apply. Generally you can't be convicted for crimes that occur outside a jurisdiction's geographical limits. That was least the case when I took my Air Law exam.

So it would make sense to be detained by the authorities in the country where they landed, and subsequently extradited for prosecution.

The Bride...
 

I hope she went on with the wedding and answered the ultimate question with : NO!
Not fit for breeding.

Manchester , what can I say, not my favorite destination.
I deleted my further comment.

marconiphone
 

Compensation should most certainly be on the cards. Why should this cost the airline anything?

classic brit hooligans, not only for football matches anymore...

I presume that is tongue in cheek ProPax? IATA are apparently opposed to the restriction of alcohol sales in airports and in the UK, the suggested application of more restrictive practices (reduced opening hours) for airside alcohol sales.

Errrrrr.......why ?????

Money.

If the airport operator makes less from its pub and restaurant franchises, it will make up the revenue by increasing landing and passenger charges for airlines.

Dave,
In a recent article in the SF Chronicle, it was stated that SFO makes more money on pickup and dropoff charges from ride-share companies than the combined revenue from food, beverage, and other sales. $39 million from 2014 on.

I'm sure that's correct.

Doubtless IATA would be concerned if there was a risk of airports losing revenue from any source, if it meant that its members would be squeezed to make up the deficit.

When I look at some crimes - such as bodily harm etc. and their sentencing, I find it way too harsh. A lot of people who are REAL threats to society and ave done ACTUAL harm wander around or are on probation.

Surely someone who behaves like that on a plane will have shown signs of that sort of behaviour before - I imagine the bride admires him for his manly ways. And the airline should definitely go after him for the full cost of the diversion - his 40K a year might not look so good.

I'm just a bit curious here, but does anyone know what type of aircraft was involved in this incident? The great circle distance from Manchester, U.K. to Las Vegas, U.S.A., is roughly 5100 statute miles, and the distance from Manchester, U.K. to Winnipeg, Canada is roughly 3800 miles, or around 3/4 of the way from Manchester to Las Vegas. I would think that a transport category aircraft, having completed 75% of its journey would have burned off more than enough fuel so as to be under its maximum landing weight, thus making it unnecessary to dump fuel for landing. Or could the reportage be incorrect? Or could my guesstimate figuring be incorrect (more likely)?

Cheers,
Grog