Friday, January 06, 2006
Jumbo bill for drunken castaway
Monarch Airlines sent out a clear message to travellers: behave, or pay the consequences. The airline is to present a bill for £3,000 to the drunken traveller who they were obliged to cast away on the remote Portuguese island of Porto Santo in December, after he was allegedly abusive to both flight attendants and fellow passengers.
Lawyers for the airline are making a formal complaint against, David Wilson, 53, from Preston, Lancashire, to Greater Manchester Police, and have also prepared a civil action to recover the costs incurred by the diversion, including; landing charges, navigational charges, handling charges and the cost of the additional fuel.
Police in Madeira say he is now being investigated over accusations of disruptive behaviour on an aeroplane, an offence which carries a maximum two-year prison sentence under Portuguese law.
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