Woman threw £5k cash on runway as she was escorted off plane after 'drunken row'

02 October 2023 , 10:15

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Woman threw £5k cash on runway as she was escorted off plane after 'drunken row'

An "intoxicated" passenger allegedly threw £5,000 cash on a runway after she was booted off a plane with her partner after a row.

Holidaymakers claim they were five hours into the flight from Heathrow to Bangkok when the couple caused the aircraft to divert on September 30. Passengers said the pilot announced there would be "no choice" but to turn back due to "staff safety and the passengers’ safety."

The flight, which took off at 9.35pm, was forced to land in Vienna, Austria, which added two and a half more hours onto the journey. Videos show police escorting the pair off of the flight - but then on the runway, she appears to throw cash at him.

The couple were escorted off the plane to ensure the safety of those on board (SWNS)

A couple were reportedly kicked off a plane after a row erupted early into the flight (SWNS)

Notes fly in the air and land all over the tarmac before the male and airport workers start picking it up. Grandfather Andy Singh, 63, was travelling to Thailand for a month-long holiday. He said: “The lady and the man, they were already intoxicated. They kept talking about money, he would say 'she’s got my £5,000 in her bag'." On landing, the couple were escorted off the plane by the police. Footage shows the man, wearing a light-coloured tracksuit and carrying a neck pillow, scowling at Mr Singh for recording.

Staff were seen picking up the money after the incident (SWNS)

Passengers said £5,000 was disposed on the floor (SWNS)

Andy, from Gravesend, Kent, said: “The police took the lady first. He decided after a couple of minutes on the tarmac to grab the bag from the lady, but the lady just threw all £5,000.” Both were put in a police van, and footage shows an officer trying to pick up some of the strewn cash.

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“Some of the notes, they were floating away because nobody picked them up, they only picked up the nearest ones," Andy explained. He further said all of the passengers were put up in a hotel. Eva Air running the flight have been approached for comment.

Monica Charsley