'She was absolutely mortal': Moment drunk Geordie woman was handcuffed and marched off a plane after abusing staff on Jet2 flight home from Ibiza

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This is the moment a drunk Geordie woman was handcuffed and marched off a plane after abusing staff on a Jet2 flight home from Ibiza. 

Shocking footage shows the woman, who has been handed a one-year flight ban, arguing with an air hostess before the police arrived.

Passengers told how the woman staggered on board straight from a nightclub and began shouting and swearing at staff.

The flight from Ibiza to Newcastle at 12.10 on Sunday had to abort take off while the woman was ejected.

One passenger told how the woman threw her hand luggage over the aircraft stairwell in protest that she was being removed.

After the incident police were quick to put the woman in handcuffs and frogmarch her off the plane.

Emma Warren, 31, who was returning from a hen party with friends, said she was disgusted at the woman's behaviour.

Rowdy: This is the moment a drunk Geordie woman was handcuffed and marched off a plane after abusing staff on a Jet2 flight home from Ibiza

She said: 'We were on the plane first and I was looking out of the window at the second load of passengers getting on.

'I spotted her straight away, she was absolutely mortal.

'It looked like she had just walked out of a club and straight into the airport, she had drink all down her dress and was slurring her words. I don't know how she got through airport security.'

Abusive: Shocking footage shows the woman, who has been handed a one-year flight ban, arguing with an air hostess before the police arrived

Emma, of Newcastle, added: 'She was sat at the back of the plane and there was a bit of commotion so an air hostess moved her towards the front and told her to sit down and shut up.

'When the plane started down the run way she started shouting that she needed a glass of water, when she was told to be quite she started being abusive again.'

A fellow passenger, who wished to remain anonymous, added: 'She was a mess, the air crew kept telling her how serious it would be if they had to stop the plane but she didn't listen.'

The incident delayed the flight into Newcastle by an hour and a half. 

A Jet2.com spokesman said: 'A female passenger was offloaded from Sunday's Ibiza to Newcastle flight due to her disruptive behaviour.

'While the aircraft was taxiing to the runway she became increasingly aggressive so the captain made the decision to return to stand, where she was arrested by police and escorted off the aircraft.

'She has been given a 12 month ban. Our Onboard Together initiative supports our crew to take appropriate action to stamp out disruptive passenger behaviour on our flights. 

'This is for the safety and comfort of both our customers and crew.'

Drunk: Passengers told how the woman staggered on board straight from a nightclub and began shouting and swearing at staff