Jeff Stelling blasts easyJet for letting 'paralytic' man board flight and abuse passengers

Sports broadcaster Jeff Stelling has hit out at easyJet for letting a 'paralytic' man board a plane and "make farmyard noises", with the airline coming under fire for the 'unpleasant' incident in Faro

Jeff Stelling has blasted easyJet for letting a "paralytic" drunk man board his flight and abuse other passengers.

The inebriated flyer "made farmyard noises from every orifice," according to the sports broadcaster's account of events on the flight. Stelling, 69, took to Twitter/X and slammed the budget airline, asking them "how drunk do you have to be to be unfit to fly?" He added the flight from Faro in Portugal had already been disrupted by the man causing trouble in the terminal before boarding began.

easyJet representatives have since been in contact with Stelling on the social media app, but were told it was "too late" and that it was "no wonder you get so many in flight incidents with drunks if no action taken".

Stelling's tweet read: "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."

Stelling further tweeted the incident was "uncomfortable," and revealed: "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."

A further post from Stelling read: "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. He was on the phone during take off and on landing."

A spokesman for easyJet told the Mirror: "Like all other airlines, we have strict guidelines about the consumption of alcohol onboard and any passenger who appears to be under the influence of alcohol will be refused alcohol onboard. Prior to departure we communicate our alcohol policy to customers and ask that should they wish to consume alcohol purchased onboard, that they do so responsibly, considering others onboard."