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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Francis Louie C. Añiga

'Stop Serving Them': EasyJet Fight Renews Calls for Pre-Flight Alcohol Checks

A mid-air brawl on an easyJet flight to Liverpool forced a return to Tenerife (Credit: Javier Bravo Muñoz/Wikimedia Commons)

A mid-air brawl involving around 10 passengers forced an easyJet flight from Tenerife to Liverpool to turn back just 30 minutes after take-off, prompting renewed calls from holidaymakers for tougher alcohol checks before boarding.

The captain of flight EZY3352 requested an emergency return, telling air traffic control the violence posed a 'danger' to the safety of the flight.

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