Monday, April 02, 2007
Taxis
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has paid £8,000 to get about 80 fans home by taxi from Bristol after supporters were turned off a plane for alleged rowdy behaviour.
A complaint by the pilot led to police removing fans from the plane as it waited at Bristol airport, several hours after second division Sunderland's 1-0 win at Cardiff City.
The flight was eventually cancelled.
Quinn paid for a fleet of 14 taxis to take the supporters back to Sunderland, some 300 miles away.
The airline, easyJet, said the flight was cancelled because of 'disruptive behaviour' and added that passengers not involved in the incident were offered an alternative flight or overnight accommodation.
Police said: 'The pilot of a flight asked for the supporters to be removed from the flight because he believed they were drunk, which is an offence.' No arrests were made.
A complaint by the pilot led to police removing fans from the plane as it waited at Bristol airport, several hours after second division Sunderland's 1-0 win at Cardiff City.
The flight was eventually cancelled.
Quinn paid for a fleet of 14 taxis to take the supporters back to Sunderland, some 300 miles away.
The airline, easyJet, said the flight was cancelled because of 'disruptive behaviour' and added that passengers not involved in the incident were offered an alternative flight or overnight accommodation.
Police said: 'The pilot of a flight asked for the supporters to be removed from the flight because he believed they were drunk, which is an offence.' No arrests were made.
