An unruly behaviour by a passenger on an Air Peace flight from Lagos to Abuja on Monday, November 9, made the aircraft to abort the flight abruptly.
The passenger, Celestine Ezeudu, was said to have exhibited the behaviour by refusing direct instructions from cabin crew to stop taking pictures inside the aircraft and put his device away while the plane was about to take off.
The passenger of the Flight P47866 was said to have ignored further instructions inside the plane and when a second member of the crew approached, an altercation ensued, causing the passenger to shout: “The anger I am feeling can burn down this plane.”
As the man made the comment, the crew immediately alerted the captain who then initiated what was described as ‘a ramp return” at 3:57 p.m. and as the plane taxied to a stop, the man was ordered to be removed from the plane. After a few minutes, he was said to have complied with the order.
It was gathered that after disembarking, his friend and co-traveller on the same flight also disembarked of his own will, in solidarity with the unruly passenger.
During his interrogation in the crime room at the airport, Ezeudu claimed that his anger stemmed from missing an earlier flight, adding that he did not know that his behaviour would lead to a ramp return.
He is currently assisting the airport security officers in their investigation.
