Manchester holidaymaker banned from flight and escorted from Airport

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Police alerted at 10:30am after man knocked over display at duty free shop
Virgin Atlantic refused to allow man to board due to his condition
He was escorted back through security to 'landside' area at airport

Published: 04:58 EST, 11 July 2015 | Updated: 06:07 EST, 11 July 2015

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A British holidaymaker was banned from a flight and escorted from the departures area at Manchester Airport for being too drunk to fly.

Police were called at 10:30am to remove the man from the secure area within the airport after he knocked over a display cabinet in a duty free shop.

It’s the latest incident involving boozy travellers and it has prompted further warnings from police, who are telling passengers to know their limits.

Virgin Atlantic staff refused to allow the man to board the plane after they learned of his condition

Virgin Atlantic refused to allow the passenger onto a flight on Thursday morning after Greater Manchester Police spoke to staff about his condition, the Manchester Evening News reported.

Witnesses told police a drunk man had knocked over a display case in a duty free shop in Terminal 2.

Officers located the man and escorted him to the ‘landside’ area at the airport.

The man was not charged with a crime.

In a tweet, Greater Manchester Police wrote: ‘Male refused flight with Virgin Atlantic at Terminal 2, currently being escorted back landside. Know your limits.’ A spokesman for Virgin Atlantic said: ‘We were made aware of an incident at the airport involving a disruptive individual.

‘All our customers deserve to enjoy their on board experience and under the advice of the airport police, we decided not to allow the customer to fly on this occasion’. There have been several incidents in recent weeks involving boozy British holidaymakers on planes.

Witnesses said the drunk man knocked over a display cabinet at a duty free shop inside Manchester Airport

In some cases, holiday flights were forced to divert so the unruly passengers could be removed by police, causing a delay for other travellers.

It has led to at least one British airline taking a zero-tolerance approach with serious penalties.

Earlier this week, Jet2 confirmed it has sent an invoice of nearly £5,000 to a now-banned passenger to cover the costs of a flight diversion he caused.

Jet2 banned the passenger, identified as Grant Marshall, for life and intends to prosecute him after a flight from Leeds Bradford to Alicante was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Toulouse.

The airline has accused Mr Marshall of ignoring orders to stop consuming alcohol and using foul language and threatening behaviour.

He was handed over to police when the plane landed in Toulouse.