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Kit Vickery & Kate Lally

Jet2 flight forced to divert after passenger attacks crew in 'champagne row'

A flight from Manchester Airport had to be diverted after an "OAP" hit a Jet2 employee after he allegedly took her gin and tonic off her.

Airline staff were forced to divert the Rhodes flight to Munich on Wednesday (August 24), so they could offload the woman to police. Videos circulating on social media show a male staff member trying to calm down a grey-haired woman, who appears to be in her 70s.

She was reportedly irate after having her request for free champagne rejected. The woman was then said to have ordered a gin and tonic which was taken away by cabin crew after she continued to be aggressive.

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