Two passengers on a Ryanair flight allegedly began eating their own passports shortly after the seatbelt sign was turned off, sparking chaos throughout the cabin.
One flyer described the bizarre mid-air episode as “the scariest 15 minutes of my life”, after what was expected to be a standard trip back to London from a European getaway turned unexpectedly dramatic, reports Dublin Live.
The unnamed individual said they were on their way home from Milan to London Stansted after “spending time with friends”, having no idea the return would become a holiday story they’d rather forget.
Speaking to the Daily Star, they recounted: “Essentially the flight took off and 15-20 mins into the flight, once the seatbelt sign was off, something very strange happened at the front of the plane. Staff were notified and went to see what was going on at the front of the plane. Suddenly the whole mood changed – no one onboard knew what was going on, these people were acting weird.”, reports Dublin Live.
A shocked traveller claimed to have seen one of the men tear out pages from his passport and start eating them, reports Dublin Live.
As panic began to spread among the passengers, the second man reportedly made his way to the back of the plane and tried to flush his passport down the toilet.
A member of the cabin crew is said to have urgently knocked on the lavatory door, asking him to come out, but the man trying to destroy his passport allegedly refused to respond.
“This led to even more tension,” the witness revealed. “The airhostess then made a public announcement that was so blunt and to the point. That freaked people out to another level. No one knew what was going on,” reports Dublin Live.
The passenger said the plane then diverted for an emergency landing in Paris, describing the descent as “the most terrifying 15 minutes of my life,” reports Dublin Live.
Once the plane landed, French officials reportedly boarded the aircraft quickly and apprehended the two suspects, allowing the flight to continue on to its original destination in London, reports Dublin Live.
The ordeal, according to the traveller, lasted two hours and involved a full baggage check.
The passenger also commended the Ryanair staff for managing the crisis with professionalism and composure.
“I think Ryanair were brilliant in handling it in a certain way. They gave out drinks towards the end of the flight as we were coming in over Stansted. It was really stressful but Ryanair handled it amazingly. I’m just really f glad I landed,” reports Dublin Live.
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