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Disruptive Passenger Diverts Egypt Flight to Crete
10/3/2025
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Story summary
- A passenger jet bound for Egypt diverted to Crete after a 38-year-old British woman traveling with her husband and child became disruptive. Police arrested her at Heraklion.
- The incident shows rising disruptive behavior and costly diversions.
- Similar incidents include Ryanair diversions to Toulouse and a Manchester–Ibiza delay due to drunken passengers.
- Airlines say such behavior endangers passengers and raises costs.
