A drunk woman launched into a vile rant shouting "I hope you crash" as she was removed from a Thomas Cook plane at Cuba's Cayo Coco airport.
The plane was full of British holidaymakers heading back to Manchester, but the woman delayed the flight by an hour after becoming abusive.
It is believed she was drinking in the departure lounge before she boarded.
She was cleared for flying but was told she would not be served alcohol on board.
According to the Manchester Evening News, one holidaymaker, David Madisson-Lee, 50, was waiting on board to fly home when he noticed the woman.
He said: "A woman started cursing immediately. She was continually swearing and being abusive. She was very loud.
"Other holidaymakers got involved and told her to be quiet but she kept on."
"The captain was alerted and decided to turn around."
"We had taxied for just 10 minutes when it all happened. I did not see any police get on but she was escorted off and arrested, according to the captain."
"He apologised for the delay, but said safety comes first."
The flight landed safely in Manchester on Friday morning.
Speaking to the Mirror, a Thomas Cook spokesman said: "It is down to our crew being trained really well and looking out for signs of trouble and certain types of behaviour that we were able to take this action."
"We take the safety of our passengers and crew extremely seriously. It will be up to this passenger to make her own arrangements to get home."
Asco, a subsidiary of Montana Aerospace AG, achieves significant technological milestone in the development of a hybrid multi-material Rear Secondary Structure for Airbus. Montana Aerospace,...
Gogo has unveiled its long-term vision for the Galileo connectivity platform at NBAA-BACE 2026, outlining a roadmap designed to enhance and protect customer investments well into the mid-2030s and bey...
Textron Aviation has marked a key milestone in the development of the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 with the rollout of the program’s first production aircraft. The achievement brings the next-g...
TARMAC Aerosave has set a new industry benchmark by becoming the first company in the world to secure Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) accreditation across all three scopes of aircraft disa...