The incident occurred on a flight from East Midlands Airport to Gran Canaria last Thursday, as reported by Daily Express - Travel. The couple were seen performing lewd acts during takeoff, according to the same report. Passenger Darren Street, 51, who was traveling with his wife Lisa, 47, accidentally captured the behavior on video during take-off, according to Daily Express - Travel.
Other passengers alerted the crew once the plane was airborne, according to Daily Express - Travel. The crew considered turning back to East Midlands Airport due to the incident, but ultimately decided to continue the flight. According to Daily Express - Travel, Darren Street described the behavior as "incredibly blatant" and said there was "a lot of vigorous movement." He also told the outlet that he and his wife were "shocked and disgusted" and informed a crew member, who confronted the couple. The couple claimed they were praying because it was their first time on a plane, according to Daily Express - Travel. Street said, according to Daily Express - Travel, "They must have thought it was the stewardess's first day on earth. We all knew what they were doing."
It was incredibly blatant, there was a lot of vigorous movement going on in his jogging bottoms.
According to Daily Express - Travel, Street said that when they first told the crew, the crew said they were going to turn the plane around. He added that they later learned the couple would be banned from the hotel and their return flight instead. Street also told the outlet that the crew said the situation was "so serious they would have to deal with it straight away," and that the incident made the flight "really awkward" as the couple "would not stop staring at us." He noted that they alerted staff because there were children on the plane, according to Daily Express - Travel.
The couple were barred from boarding their return flight and kicked out of their hotel, according to Daily Express - Travel. Jet2 has a zero-tolerance policy for appalling behavior, as stated by the airline. A Jet2 spokesperson said: "These customers have been banned for life. As a family-friendly airline and holiday company, we take a zero-tolerance approach to appalling behavior such as this." The couple have been banned for life from Jet2, according to the airline.
My wife and I were shocked and disgusted. We told a crew member, and they came over to speak to the couple. But, when confronted, the couple claimed they were praying because it was their first time on a plane.
The names of the banned couple have not been disclosed, and it is unclear whether they faced any legal consequences. It is also unknown what specific lewd acts were performed, and whether the couple attempted to board the return flight or were stopped beforehand.
They must have thought it was the stewardess’s first day on earth. We all knew what they were doing.
When we first told the crew, they said they were going to turn the plane around. Then we learned they would be banned from the hotel and their plane back instead.
They said it was so serious they would have to deal with it straight away. It made the flight really awkward, it was right at the beginning of the four-hour flight and they would not stop staring at us.
They didn’t say anything but they weren’t happy. We told the staff because there were kids on the plane.
These customers have been banned for life. As a family-friendly airline and holiday company, we take a zero-tolerance approach to appalling behaviour such as this.