An emergency landing took place in Athens after an intoxicated British woman caused a disturbance and panic on a Wizz Air flight from the UK to Egypt, forcing the pilot to divert the plane to Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos Airport.
According to the Daily Mail, the incident occurred two hours after the flight departed from Gatwick to Hurghada. The woman, approximately 40 years old, was reportedly drinking continuously during the flight along with her family.
The situation escalated when she swapped seats with another passenger. Her behavior became uncontrollable, and she began arguing aggressively with the crew, using abusive language.
Michael Hands, a passenger traveling with his partner Catherine Roberts, described the chaotic scene:
“It was absolute chaos—I’ve never seen anything like it. This woman had clearly been drinking throughout the flight, and perhaps the crew shouldn’t have kept serving her, as that probably contributed to her losing control. She was sitting behind me, then swapped seats, but she wasn’t happy and started arguing with the crew. By that point, we’d been in the air for two hours, somewhere over Greece, and she kept shouting, ‘Call the police, call the police!’”
The flight captain was forced to take drastic action, announcing over the intercom:
“If the disruptive passenger doesn’t calm down within two minutes, we will make an emergency landing.”
Shortly after, the plane turned around and headed for Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. Upon landing in Athens, two Greek police officers boarded the aircraft and approached the woman while other passengers recorded the moment on their phones.
“There were some judgmental shouts and jeers directed at her, but nothing major happened. Eventually, we landed in Athens, the police came on board, and escorted her off—to everyone’s great relief,” Hands added.
After remaining on the ground for about two hours, the flight resumed its journey to Hurghada, arriving slightly later than scheduled. Wizz Air stated that it would pursue legal action against the passenger.
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