Friday, November 12, 2010

'Drunk' woman forces Thomson Airways plane to divert after attacking crew


A woman caused panic in a plane full of holidaymakers after she attacked cabin crew at 35,000ft over the Atlantic.

The 45-year-old British passenger had allegedly been drinking from a secret stash of alcohol on the Thomson Airways flight from Manchester to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on Friday.

After shouting and lashing out at staff, she had to be handcuffed to her seat - and the Boeing 767-300 was diverted to Bermuda, where police removed her.

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