Passenger ‘started fires’ on Egypt-bound Monarch flight

A passenger has been tackled by cabin crew after starting two small fires on board a holiday jet. Police have launched an investigation after the incidents on a Monarch service from Birmingham Airport to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. Staff quickly contained and extinguished the fires during Thursday’s flight, and no-one was hurt.

The plane was unserviceable because a man set fire to onboard toilets deliberately while also smoking and abusing the cabin crew, terrifying crew and passengers.

Delayed passenger, speaking to the Birmingham Mail

Witnesses said the passenger who set the fires was escorted away by police, but “showed no remorse and verbally abused the passengers whose flight was cancelled”.

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