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| What happens when travel is disrupted by stag and hen parties? | What happens when travel is disrupted by stag and hen parties? |
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| More than 20 people on stag parties were removed from a plane at Manchester Airport on Friday. We asked BBC News website readers for their experiences of being stuck with rowdy passengers... | More than 20 people on stag parties were removed from a plane at Manchester Airport on Friday. We asked BBC News website readers for their experiences of being stuck with rowdy passengers... |
| Robert Fort, Yorkshire Dales | Robert Fort, Yorkshire Dales |
| "My wife and I took a Friday evening Jet2 flight from Leeds to Majorca a couple of years ago. | "My wife and I took a Friday evening Jet2 flight from Leeds to Majorca a couple of years ago. |
| "Two separate hen parties of women aged 30 and 40 brought alcohol on board and reduced stewardesses to tears. | "Two separate hen parties of women aged 30 and 40 brought alcohol on board and reduced stewardesses to tears. |
| "They were drinking champagne out of the bottle and being drunk, noisy and abusive. | "They were drinking champagne out of the bottle and being drunk, noisy and abusive. |
| "One elderly lady passenger next to my wife was visibly distressed. | "One elderly lady passenger next to my wife was visibly distressed. |
| "I was set to jump up and have a word but my wife said she would talk to to them as we decided it may inflame the situation if I had approached them. | "I was set to jump up and have a word but my wife said she would talk to to them as we decided it may inflame the situation if I had approached them. |
| "They did eventually calm down because several of them fell asleep." | "They did eventually calm down because several of them fell asleep." |
| David Butterfield, York | David Butterfield, York |
| "On a flight to Tenerife from Manchester a group of about 15 young men in their late 20s to mid 30s were already drunk before the gates were opened for boarding. | |
| "One of the men thought it would be fun to stand in the aisle and rocking my wife's seat. | "One of the men thought it would be fun to stand in the aisle and rocking my wife's seat. |
| "I got up to ask them to stop and was accused of starting a fight. | "I got up to ask them to stop and was accused of starting a fight. |
| "In the end the stewardesses who seemed used to this kind of behaviour did their very best to keep them under control. | "In the end the stewardesses who seemed used to this kind of behaviour did their very best to keep them under control. |
| "The flight was full and no-one wanted to swap seats unsurprisingly. | "The flight was full and no-one wanted to swap seats unsurprisingly. |
| "Unfortunately it seems many people get drunk before getting on the flight and once on the plane the drinking continues. | "Unfortunately it seems many people get drunk before getting on the flight and once on the plane the drinking continues. |
| "The raucous din was unbelievable and menacing. It was a most uncomfortable flight." | "The raucous din was unbelievable and menacing. It was a most uncomfortable flight." |
| Peter Llewellyn, Clitheroe, Lancashire | Peter Llewellyn, Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| "I was on a flight to Alicante with Ryanair from Leeds Bradford last year and the plane was disrupted prior to take off by a stag group and a separate hen party. | "I was on a flight to Alicante with Ryanair from Leeds Bradford last year and the plane was disrupted prior to take off by a stag group and a separate hen party. |
| "Both groups were drinking heavily very early in the morning at the airport on very cheap alcohol. | "Both groups were drinking heavily very early in the morning at the airport on very cheap alcohol. |
| "Police came on board and spoke to the groups but no individuals were taken off. | "Police came on board and spoke to the groups but no individuals were taken off. |
| "During the whole flight, the stags were disruptive and refused to listen to cabin crew. | "During the whole flight, the stags were disruptive and refused to listen to cabin crew. |
| "The ridiculous aspect was that both groups were served with more alcohol in the air even though some had already been sick on the plane. | "The ridiculous aspect was that both groups were served with more alcohol in the air even though some had already been sick on the plane. |
| "We all want to enjoy a holiday but the amount and availability of cheaply priced beer, spirits and shots at airport bars is not helping the situations highlighted." | "We all want to enjoy a holiday but the amount and availability of cheaply priced beer, spirits and shots at airport bars is not helping the situations highlighted." |
| By Rozina Sini, BBC's UGC and Social News Team | By Rozina Sini, BBC's UGC and Social News Team |