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'Unruly passenger' arrested after plane diverted to Shannon

The woman on board the Delta flight from New York to Athens became abusive during the flight and had to be handcuffed.

A WOMAN HAS been arrested at Shannon Airport because of her ‘unruly’ behaviour on board a Delta flight from New York to Athens.

A garda spokesperson told TheJournal.ie that gardaí were alerted to the incident at 4am this morning when the aircraft was 250 miles off the coast of Ireland. The pilot radioed ahead and the plane was diverted to Shannon.

The 30-year-old woman, who is understood to have been under the influence of alcohol, became abusive during the flight and had to be handcuffed.

She was arrested at the airport and is detained at Shannon Garda Station. The woman will appear at Ennis District Court this afternoon.

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    Sep 10th 2016, 2:10 PM

    We complain about health and safety here but I bet Bangladesh could do with a bit of that type of thinking.

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    Sep 10th 2016, 8:38 PM

    Another nasty comment from a dirt bag.

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    Sep 10th 2016, 2:30 PM

    God love them!! RIP. Life is hard enough for those people without something like this happening!!!

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    Sep 10th 2016, 8:37 PM

    Poor Bangladeshi! When it’s not flood, it’s the roof of a crumbling factory where they were exploited…and now it’s fire. They never get some rest.

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