A flight due to depart Cardiff Airport was delayed for three hours after a sweary stag do party refused to get off the plane and staff thought too many passengers were onboard. Passengers headed for Bulgaria booed the seven revellers on the Tui flight while others watched on in horror as the group reportedly began swearing and wolf-whistling at cabin crew after they were told they couldn’t drink alcohol while on board the four-hour flight.
When the group reacted angrily to the crew passengers explained how security was called on board minutes before the flight was due to hit the runway at 1.45pm. Five of the group, including one who was dressed in a pilot costume, then agreed to get off the plane but two others continued being abusive and said they wouldn’t be getting off. Passengers told WalesOnline. One passenger said the pair began “squaring up” to the security staff.
Holidaymakers began shouting “throw them off” repeatedly before one of the remaining two men allegedly threatened security by telling them he used to be in the armed forces and knew how to operate a gun. Eventually all the men disembarked but the flight still didn't take off until 4.30pm on Thursday because Tui thought too many people were onboard the flight. It later emerged that there had been a head count discrepancy when the disruptive customers were offloaded, which meant all customers had to disembark and reboard.
