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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Amy Walker

Drunk passenger kicked off Ryanair flight was ‘too excited’ for first holiday in 11 years

A drunk man kicked off a plane said it was because he was 'too excited' to go on holiday after 11 years. Ashley Crutchley, 27, was waiting to fly to Portugal with a friend when he became argumentative with the crew.

Officers asked him to leave but he became abusive before standing up and demanded them carry his belongings. As he went to leave, a crew member handed the officers a bottle of duty free vodka with a third of its content's missing, which had been confiscated from Crutchley, Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard.

Whilst the officer walked in front of Crutchley as they disembarked the Ryanair flight, Crutchley ‘shunted’ him forward and said: “Come on then, mate, come on.” He was then escorted off the plane.

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