Passengers were stuck onboard a plane for several hours after two illegal Russian citizens were found aboard, leaving some "panicked" and "crying". The TUI flight was set to take off, bound for Manchester Airport, when it was suddenly diverted away from the runway and back to the terminal for the two illegal passengers to be removed.
One mum said: "People were wondering how on earth had two people got on a chartered flight without any documentation." Anna-Marie Watters, 54, was returning home from an "amazing" family getaway in Mexico when the plane captain made an announcement that two passengers were on the flight illegally, with no visa or documentation to allow them entry into the UK.
Anna-Marie said that they were "told to put all phones away and not to video what was happening". She said: "It was very scary and it should not have been happening", Lancs Live reports.
