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    Jeff Stelling slams EasyJet for letting ‘loud, abusive & drunk passenger on flight who kicked seats & made farm noises’

    JEFF Stelling has slammed EasyJet for allegedly letting a “loud, abusive and drunk” passenger on his flight who kicked seats and made farm noises.The Sky Soccer Saturday legend blasted the airline after the lout sparked trouble on his flight home from the Algarve in Portugal.Jeff Stelling blasted EasyJet on WednesdayCredit: AFPHe said cabin crew let on a drunk and abusive passengerCredit: GettyHe claimed that cabin crew gave the man a whole row to himself – letting him kick and pull Jeff’s seat.Posting on Twitter, Jeff said: “How drunk do you have to be to be unfit to fly? “A man, loud and abusive in the terminal at Faro, was permitted on board despite being paralytic.”EasyJet staff were aware. He kicked and pulled the seats in front and made farmyard noises from every orifice all flight. Unpleasant.”Read More SportAn EasyJet customer services worker asked Jeff to send him a message – but to no avail.Jeff, 69, said: “Too late guys. He was disruptive in terminal as everyone could tell. “At final check before boarding, I was told they were calling a supervisor. “Crew moved him so he could have a row to himself – just happened to be behind me. Most read in Football”He was on the phone during take off and on landing. His language was loud and abusive. “It was uncomfortable to be sitting knowing drunken you was right behind.”I spoke to the on board crew and they said it was a ground staff decision to allow him on. “No wonder you get so many in flight incidents with drunks if no action taken.”EasyJet said: “Like all other airlines, we have strict guidelines about the consumption of alcohol onboard.”Any passenger who appears to be under the influence of alcohol will be refused alcohol onboard.”A spokesperson added: “Prior to departure we communicate our alcohol policy to customers.”We ask that should they wish to consume alcohol purchased onboard, that they do so responsibly,  considering others onboard. More

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    Sir Alex Ferguson booked me a flight home from my holiday and hauled me back to Man Utd – I hadn’t done anything wrong

    MANCHESTER UNITED legend Nicky Butt has revealed he was hauled back from a summer holiday by Sir Alex Ferguson.The former midfielder had just helped the Red Devils win the Treble in 1999 when he jetted off to Ayia Napa for a well-earned break.Nicky Butt revealed he was sent home from a holiday by Sir Alex FergusonCredit: YOUTUBE / Football’s GreatestSir Alex Ferguson hauled him back to ManchesterCredit: GettyButt said his life changed after winning the Treble in 1999Credit: GettyBut as he relaxed with pals in the sun, he got a surprise phone call from Ferguson.He was half way through his holiday in Cyprus – but Sir Alex demanded he returned home to Manchester.Butt told the incredible story on the Football Greatest Eras podcast with Paul Scholes, explaining: “In them days you could only get in and out of Ayia Napa on Tuesdays and Thursdays – a change over day.”I was on the beach and my phone goes, it’s Lyn Laffin [Sir Alex’s PA] and she went ‘the manager wants you’.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”I’m thinking is he selling me or something? I was doing what I normally did go on holiday with my mates. I had done nothing any different to what I would normally do.”He said: ‘You’ve got a flight booked Thursday, get yourself home and get yourself straight back here’.”Apparently there was press following all the lads on holiday.”I had gone and done the normal thing – getting drunk and having a good time.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”But because of the achievement, it changed everyone’s outlook on it. “I remember I got told to go to America where nobody knows you – so I went home and booked a holiday to America.Inside Sir Alex Ferguson’s Biggest Bust-Ups”After that Champions League final, life changed a little bit and you could not do what you normally did. There was a lot more attention on you.”After Man Utd’s incredible comeback against Bayern Munich to win the trophy and complete the Treble, the players fittingly partied like it was 1999.Butt and Scholes claim they did not sleep for two days and even Ferguson “let himself go, drinking and dancing” during the celebrations. More

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    Passengers left fuming as Arsenal opponents ‘STEAL’ commercial flight and leave 80 stranded at airport

    CHAOS erupted at a Spanish airport after Sevilla players boarded a commercial flight and left other passengers stranded.The LaLiga side played Celta Vigo away on Saturday afternoon with the game ending 1-1.
    Sevilla players boarded a flight at the expense of paying customersCredit: Getty
    Air Nostrum have apologised and offered passengers compensationCredit: AIR NOSTRUM
    After the final whistle, the Sevilla players went to catch their flight home from the north of Spain to the south.
    Meanwhile, 80 passengers queued up to board a plane heading for Madrid but they were told there was a delay.
    Suddenly, the customers were bypassed by the Sevilla squad and told their flight was now cancelled.
    The group of 56 all boarded the plane and left the 80 paying customers stranded at the airport.
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    It turns out the team’s chartered jet had suffered a technical fault and Air Nostrum chose to put them on a different flight at the expense of everyday people.
    They were not given alternative travel arrangements and will instead receive compensation.
    One passenger fumed on social media, writing: “We are still at the airport with no word about the theft of the plane by Sevilla.”
    The airline later released a statement that read: “Air Nostrum deeply regrets the disadvantage suffered by the passengers on flight IB8869 from Vigo to Madrid, which is solely due to an unfortunate error on the part of the airline.
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    “In the coming week we will contact all passengers to compensate them for the inconvenience caused.”
    Sevilla have to board another plane in the coming days as they face Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
    This is not the first Spanish football travel disaster this season after 15 Las Palmas players missed their flight ahead of a crucial away game. More