Stefan SoesantoA Jet2 passenger was removed from a plane after he reportedly tried to open the aircraft door mid-flight.
“A man who was extremely drunk and sat in the emergency exit row attempted to open the door mid-flight. It looked like he’d maybe woken up and didn’t know where he was or anything. He was restrained by a woman who was on her own and an elderly man in another seat,” an unnamed passenger told the Mail Online.
Once the disruptive passenger was removed from the flight the aircraft continued on to Glasgow and arrived in the early hours of the morning.
The unnamed passenger praised the Jet2 crew for behaving so “professionally”.
“Flight LS124 from Bodrum to Glasgow diverted to Sofia Airport last night, so that a disruptive passenger could be offloaded by police. After a short delay, the flight continued to Glasgow,” a statement from Jet2 read.
The airline added: “We would like to apologize to all affected customers for any inconvenience caused. As a family friendly airline, we take a zero tolerance to disruptive passenger behavior, and everyone’s health, comfort and well-being will always be our number one priority.”
Meanwhile, Finnair Relaunches Long-Haul Flights To Canada After 11-Year Absence
Finnair is returning to Canada with new flights scheduled to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) after an 11-year absence.
The Finnish flag carrier confirmed on June 11, 2025, that after last flying to Toronto in summer 2015, a new dedicated service to the North American country will commence on May 4, 2026.
Finnair Airbus A330-300s will operate on the route three times a week with scheduled flights from Helsinki departing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays.
Flights will depart Helsinki at 16:50, local time, and arrive in Toronto at 18:35, local time, after an almost nine-hour flight. The return flights will leave for Finland later that same evening.
“We are excited to grow our North American network and bring Canada back as a destination. Toronto is a popular travel destination and offers especially our European customers great connections also to other parts of Canada,” says Christine Rovelli, Finnair’s Chief Revenue Officer.
In addition to Toronto, Finnair will fly next summer to New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle in North America.
Finnair will also add frequencies to Nordic capitals for the summer of 2026. Stockholm and Copenhagen will get seven, and Reykjavik two additional weekly frequencies.
In April 2025, Finnair also announced it will fly to Alta via Kittilä five times a week until October 22, 2026.
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