Nightmare passenger embarks on flight after ‘cruel and racist’ tirade: ‘Pretty disgusting behaviour’

A shocking video shows the moment a woman launched a racist tirade during a flight.

The woman, in her 50s, can be seen shouting at passengers and using racist language during a flight from Belfast to Manchester on Friday.

Witness Shauna Corr, 44, said: “The lady involved was a few rows in front of me – I felt so bad for the couple sitting behind her and the children on the flight.

“Her language was cruel and racist, she was making very derogatory comments about people including Muslims – at one stage she even hit out at the Ukrainian people.”

In the video, the woman is chastised by several passengers telling her to shut up.

At one point a caretaker reprimands her for her language and warns her that he will call the police if she continues.

The woman continues to curse and scream and is eventually escorted off the plane.

Corr said: “She was just starting out but I think the stewards handled her very well – it was pretty disgusting behaviour.”

Corr said the woman’s unruly behavior began mid-flight, and she even stole some Tayto shoes from a flight attendant without paying.

Corr said: “When I first heard it I thought it was a baby!

“But it escalated towards the end of the flight.

“I think the fact that it was a middle-aged woman shocked people – it’s not the kind of behavior you expect from anyone, let alone a middle-aged woman.”

An Easyjet spokesman said: “Flight EZY714 from Belfast City to Manchester on January 17 was held up by police on arrival due to a passenger being brought on board.

“EasyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and acted quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers was not compromised at any time.

“While such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behavior on board.

“The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority.”

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: “At around 8.50pm yesterday evening (Friday 17 January 2025), we were called to reports of a woman who was drunk and disorderly on board an aircraft. flying from Belfast in Northern Ireland to Manchester Airport.

“On the return flight to Manchester Airport, a woman in her 50s was arrested on suspicion of being drunk on board an aircraft and taken into custody pending questioning.”