easyJet passenger says cabin crew forced aborted landing because they were ‘mucking about’
The shocked mum said their antics were something out of a Carry On film and it was like the workers were ‘having a party’
A SHOCKED easyJet passenger claims her flight home was forced to abort landing - because the cabin crew were too busy ‘having a party’.
The traveller – who did not want to be named – said the cabin manager spent the flight eating in the galley, warming up croissants and looking at pictures on her phone.
When it came to landing at Gatwick last Friday the mum said the pilot was forced to tell those on board cabin crew weren’t ready.
Speaking to the Sun Online she said: “It was unbelievable – like something out of a Carry On film.
“They had spent the whole flight chatting and showing each other photos on their phones. Especially the cabin manager - she was unbelievable, she did not do an ounce of work."
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She added: “It was like they were having a party amongst themselves, not working. It was like a jolly.
“When the pilot announced 15 minutes to landing they were all running about like headless chickens, trying to prepare the cabin.
“It put the customers through a terrifying few minutes thinking that there was something wrong with the plane.
“The pilot then had to say it was because the cabin crew weren’t ready. They obviously hadn’t finished all their checks in time. They were still standing up when it came into land."
The four hour flight landed late on Friday evening from Tenerife with four cabin crew onboard.
The shocked eyewitness said she would never fly easyJet again after it left her “already terrified of flying 8-year-old now even more terrified”.
She added: “She was hysterical.
“There was one young member of staff who was trying her best.
“But the rest were so unorganised that they didn't even realise that my 6 year old son who is disabled and his wheelchair were on board.”
It was like they were having a party amongst themselves, not working. It was like a jolly.
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easyJet told the SunOnline: "easyJet can confirm that EZY8706 from Tenerife to London Gatwick on 13 January performed a routine ‘go around’ on landing as the cabin could not be secured in time.
"This was as a result of the aircraft making its final approach to London Gatwick earlier than expected.
"The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet's priority.
"easyJet's pilots are highly trained in order to perform ‘go arounds’ as a precaution and in line with our procedures. At no point was the safety of the passengers onboard compromised."
Shannon Gleeson ate the baguette because she had a nut allergy and had not been able to find safe food to eat while working abroad for the first time.
But she was sacked from the company for gross misconduct and theft after failing to ask her manager if the food had been paid for.
An employment tribunal heard at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court last week was told that the 22-year-old had breached company policy by not asking for a receipt.
The panel heard she may have been wrongly dismissed because easyJet’s policy placed no obligation on the consumer to see a receipt if food was given to them.
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