BANGOR, Maine (Reuters)
For the second time in just
over a month, a
transatlantic flight has been forced to land in
Maine so a bellicose Briton could be ejected from the plane.
A Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Manchester had to land
in Bangor, Maine late Saturday after passenger Christopher Bayes
flew into a rage because he was refused alcohol, airport
spokesman Jeff Russell said Monday.
Bayes tried to force his way into the cockpit but was subdued by
two flight attendants who sustained injuries in the fracas and
had to be treated in a hospital,
Russell said.
Bayes is being held at the county jail.
On May 3, Bryan Neal of Milton Keynes forced his plane to divert
to Bangor after becoming unruly. Neal was sentenced Friday to 60
days in prison and ordered to pay nearly $26,000 in restitution
to the airline.
"There do need to be policies in place in terms of refusing
boarding to passengers, which they're probably not going to
like," Russell said. "And I don't think airlines are eager to
police who comes on their planes. But
given some of these
incidents it's pretty clear changes have to be made."
