Northern Ireland

Woman who refused to wear mask and shouted 'everybody dies' removed from Belfast flight

Footage showed the woman being escorted off the flight on Sunday
Footage showed the woman being escorted off the flight on Sunday Footage showed the woman being escorted off the flight on Sunday

A WOMAN who refused to wear a mask and shouted "everybody dies" was removed from a flight from Belfast.

The woman, who spoke with a Scottish accent, also appeared to cough over other passengers as she was ordered off the easyJet plane to Edinburgh at Belfast International Airport on Sunday.

Footage, which was shared on social media, showed the woman shouting "f*** off" and "everybody dies, you know that?".

She is then seen pretending to cough as she walks down the aisle to get off the plane.

The airline said police were called following an incident on flight EZY481.

A spokesman said: "EasyJet can confirm that police attended flight EZY481 from Belfast to Edinburgh on October 18 due to a passenger behaving disruptively onboard and refusing to wear their face covering.

"In line with EASA guidelines, all passengers are currently required to bring their own face covering for their flight which must be worn during boarding and onboard, except when eating or drinking.

"Passengers receive clear communications before they travel and via announcements onboard to ensure they are aware of this requirement for the health and safety of everyone onboard.

"We will not tolerate disruptive behaviour towards other passengers and crew."

A spokesperson for Belfast International Airport said: "Airport police were called by ground staff due to a disruptive passenger within the terminal building at approximately 4.35pm on Sunday October 18.

"The passenger was subsequently arrested and is currently under investigation."