A 35 year old father of three died on a flight from Cyprus to the U.K. after an alcohol-fueled outburst aboard a Jet2 flight where passengers and cabin crew restrained him at the rear of the aircraft.
The man was still being held when police boarded the plane on arrive at the Manchester Airport. An officer placed him in handcuffs and began checking him, but quickly realized that he was unresponsive. CPR was administered, and he was taken to a hospital and died the following afternoon – and no one yet knows why he died.
The passenger was traveling with his girlfriend on Jet2 flight LS966 from Larnaca to Manchester overnight June 21–22. At the opening of his inquest, the coroner was told that he drank during the flight, and flight attendants cut him off.
He wound up in an altercation with passengers as the plane prepared to land. He was ordered to return to his seat and reportedly refused – and he was then restrained on the floor of the aircraft.
Passengers say he was arguing with his girlfriend. Cabin crew moved her to another seat. He then reportedly followed her and headbutted a man sitting nearby. They say he was shouting threats, hitting overhead lockers and banging on the cockpit door. According to police, he assaulted one passenger and one member of the crew.
Pilots requested priority handling from air traffic control, the aircraft landed at 2:23 a.m., and police boarded at 2:41 a.m. and found the man still restrained and in a seat.
Police Board Jet2 Flight After Passenger Attacks Crew, Dies https://t.co/Inr6sn5XuL pic.twitter.com/RNaQiOf3Sf
— New York Post (@nypost) June 26, 2026
The passenger had been jailed for an alcohol-related assault in May 2024 that caused a woman to lose teeth and suffer a cut lip. He had dozens of previous convictions, including multiple assaults, possessing a knife and threatening behavior.
He had received a 22-month sentence following a ten-hour armed-police standoff where he’d falsely claimed to have a pistol and a hostage whom he threatened to kill, and to blow up the street.
Nothing, as they say, beats a Jet2 holiday.
We’re going to wind up banning booze at airports and on flights in the not-too-distant future, aren’t we?
@Denver Refugee — So, you want Saudia?
Nothing more gutter British than the head bangers. On a budget airline and pissed to the gills.
Carry On….oh, let’s not and say we did.
finally some good news these days
Another day, another Jet2 violent incident. It has become the Spirit of the UK.
@1990 – A prediction does not constitute advocating for that prediction. As with carry-ons, we apparently can’t have nice things anymore.
(For the record, I rarely drink at airports and almost never drink on planes. Mostly due to my habit of flying in the early-morning hours…)
@Denver Refugee — Well, it is the 20s, so we’re overdue for another attempt at Prohibition…
@Sal – The irony is that, by most accounts, Jet2 is actually a pretty decent airline to fly. Way more comfortable than Ryanair, for example. Or the late Spirit Airlines over here (well named, in retrospect).
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. FAFO. Life is hard, it’s far more harder when you’re stupid.
SEEMS LIKE A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE US, THE POLICE WOULD’VE JUST SHOT HIM DEAD NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THAT’S THE SORT OF SOCIETY IS OURS.
@Derek McGillicuddy
Umm…… I think he was already dead, but I guess they could have shot him deader’er
Seems like it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy…. smh
@Derek McGillicuddy — THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
@D Fray — Eh, ya gotta ‘confirm the kill,’ as is custom.
@ Derek…..tell us you’re a Hateful Democrat and hate the law without saying it out loud!
@1990
Evidently, THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CASE
@Lori-curious how you came to that conclusion. But your conclusion shows your lame position on the political scale. I’m sure you still think the idiot-in-chief is a good president.
@1990
No alcohol service would still not be equivalent to Saudia as there is no mention of a specifically allocated prayer space & Qibla onboard the aircraft !
I feel sorry for the 3 offspring as they certainly had no choice choosing a parent. Although with an unfortunate history as this man had, I can’t imagine theirs was a thriving/nurturing environment.
Alcohol? And the rest.
Alcoholism is a disease, not a life choice. RIP, brother.
@bossa — Ah, should’ve known! Still haram…
Do only US airlines have no-fly lists? You’d think the EU plus the Brexit clan could work together to keep that guy grounded.
However, it is tragic and painful to see any person in that sort of spiral.
Maybe they should investigate if karma had anything to do with the situation. Maybe karma was just catching up. (cynical once again)
There is Nothing like a Jet2 holiday!!!
I don’t wish death upon almost anyone but if someone had to go it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Sure sounds like whatever did happen it was dude’s fault rather than the airline or other passengers.
Glad to see somebody finally got a lifetime ban.
“Alcoholism is a disease, not a life choice.” What a load of BS. Even if true, many diseases are acquired through individual choice and behaviors. Classic issue of the Neanderthal people.Wicked but blame everyone else’s.
@jns — If you’d like a debate on ‘karma,’ please do check-out the comment section of the recent Qatar Airways food allergy wrongful death claim story…
Manchester. Yup.
Apprently he was a cage boxer
Nothing Beats a Jet2 holiday!