‘Screaming’ mum booted off plane by police as she refuses to put seatbelt on kid

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A mum was reportedly kicked off a plane by police after she allegedly caused a six-hour delay by refusing to put a seatbelt on her child.

Her behaviour was deemed "absolutely disgusting" by fellow passengers onboard the Manchester-bound TUI flight from the Greek island of Kos.

A video shows the moment airport police officers got on the aircraft to escort the woman off while other passengers remain seated.

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One officer stops mid-way and asks the woman to step out from her seat when a man in the background can be heard saying: "Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting!"

The BY2309 flight, arriving at Manchester Airport, landed at 9.33pm on Wednesday (June 22) – six hours behind the scheduled arrival time.

A passenger told Manchester Evening News: "Before we took off, flight attendants went to check seatbelts and the woman said her child was terrified and they refused to take off.

"She eventually did it and we took off. When we were up in the air, everything seemed fine and there was not a peep out of them.

"When we came to land, the flight had already delayed so everyone was in a terrible mood.

"Then it all kicked off.

"They went around checking seatbelts and she was screaming, saying she was not going to restrain her child and that she was terrified."

People got annoyed and frustrated by the situation, some called the woman "selfish".

"The captain came over the tannoy and said we would circle in the air," they continued.

"After we landed, we stayed on the plane and the police came on and she was escorted off."

Airline operator TUI was aware of the incident, confirming that the incident was due to the passenger not putting a seatbelt on her child.

A spokesperson said: "We can confirm that TOM 2309 (BY 2309) faced delays yesterday due to a disruptive passenger on board the flight from Kos to Manchester.

"The safety and security of our customers and crew is always our highest priority, and we have a zero tolerance policy to disruptive behaviour on our flights.

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"The customer involved was met by police upon landing and escorted off of the aircraft.

"We’d like to apologise for any inconvenience caused, and thank customers for their patience and understanding."

The Daily Star has contacted Greater Manchester Police for comment.

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