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| BA flight from London to Orlando forced to divert to Boston due to 'disruptive' passenger | BA flight from London to Orlando forced to divert to Boston due to 'disruptive' passenger |
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| A British man has been arrested after a BA flight from London to Florida was forced to divert to Boston reportedly trying get off the plane mid-air. | A British man has been arrested after a BA flight from London to Florida was forced to divert to Boston reportedly trying get off the plane mid-air. |
| A 24-year-old Glaswegian man was removed from the flight after it was diverted to Logan International Airport in Boston at 4:45pm local time (9:45pm BST) on Thursday. | A 24-year-old Glaswegian man was removed from the flight after it was diverted to Logan International Airport in Boston at 4:45pm local time (9:45pm BST) on Thursday. |
| Eyewitnesses said the man began to wander around the plane before asking if he could get off. | Eyewitnesses said the man began to wander around the plane before asking if he could get off. |
| Air stewards tried to keep him seated and the pilot came down to speak to him before deciding it was safest to divert the plane. | Air stewards tried to keep him seated and the pilot came down to speak to him before deciding it was safest to divert the plane. |
| Passenger Mark Christie, 30, from Aberdeen told Mail Online: "The drunk guy got on the flight and became increasingly more drunk. | Passenger Mark Christie, 30, from Aberdeen told Mail Online: "The drunk guy got on the flight and became increasingly more drunk. |
| "Then he started wandering around and asking if he could get off. I think that was the worry. | "Then he started wandering around and asking if he could get off. I think that was the worry. |
| "Eventually he needed to be baby-sat by two cabin crew at a time." | "Eventually he needed to be baby-sat by two cabin crew at a time." |
| He said the cabin crew were "amazing" and "so patient" but his fellow passengers were very annoyed by the incident, especially because of the delays it caused. | He said the cabin crew were "amazing" and "so patient" but his fellow passengers were very annoyed by the incident, especially because of the delays it caused. |
| Massachusetts State Police said the man would appear in court accused of interfering with the flight crew on the Boeing 777, which had originally taken off from Gatwick airport. | Massachusetts State Police said the man would appear in court accused of interfering with the flight crew on the Boeing 777, which had originally taken off from Gatwick airport. |
| A force spokesman said: "Customs and Border Protection took custody of the 24-year-old man from Glasgow, Scotland. | A force spokesman said: "Customs and Border Protection took custody of the 24-year-old man from Glasgow, Scotland. |
| "Massachusetts State Police will be summonsing the man for interfering with a flight crew." | "Massachusetts State Police will be summonsing the man for interfering with a flight crew." |
| A British Airways spokeswoman said: "Our customers and crews deserve to enjoy their flights, and not to suffer any form of abuse. | A British Airways spokeswoman said: "Our customers and crews deserve to enjoy their flights, and not to suffer any form of abuse. |
| "Disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated, and the appropriate action will always be taken. | "Disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated, and the appropriate action will always be taken. |
| "We'd like to apologise for the delay to the other customers on the flight." | "We'd like to apologise for the delay to the other customers on the flight." |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |
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