‘Possessed, super-strength’ woman screamed ‘I want to kill everyone’ as she sparked Jet2 plane hijack alert, reveals hero Brit bouncer who tackled her
AN ex-bouncer spoke out about the “insane strength” of the crazed Jet2 passenger who allegedly tried to prize open an aeroplane door mid-flight.
Steven Brown, 58, who grabbed the “possessed” passenger and wrestled her to the floor, likened her erratic behavior to “someone who had taken acid”.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Steven, from Romford, spoke out about his terrifying ordeal: “She bolted to the front of the plane and threw one stewardess from one side of the aisle to the other. Another was clinging onto her but lost her grip and the woman ran towards the door.
“She was punching, kicking and screaming at the stewards, they were trying to stop her but they had no chance.
“She was only petite but she had the strength of a fully-grown man. The only time I’ve seen anything like that was when someone had just dropped acid, she had super strength.
“It was like she was possessed.”
The flight was heading from London Stanstead airport to Dalaman, Turkey.
Steven, who now works for the London Underground, grabbed the woman and tackled her to the floor. Other passengers restrained her arms and legs as she lashed out.
I honestly thought that was it, I thought we were going out of that door.
Steven Brown
“After we had her on the floor we thought she had calmed down, so we let her up and that would be the end of it. But she got up and bolted for the door.
“She had ripped the plastic cover off the door and grabbed the handle screamed that she wanted to die and wanted to kill everyone.
“I honestly thought that was it, I thought we were going out of that door.
“I thought that me and the other stewards that were trying to stop her were all going to be sucked out of that plane. The staff looked absolutely terrified as they watched her rip the handle off.
Children that were sat by the chaos were moved, most of them screaming and in tears as the fight broke out.
The 25-year-old woman was seen by Steven at the airport before the flight.
She was travelling with her nan, who was in a wheelchair and seemed fine, according to the 58-year-old.
Two RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept the Airbus 321 – creating a sonic boom heard 40 miles away in their race to escort the plane back to Stansted Airport .
She was only petite but she had the strength of a fully-grown man. The only time I’ve seen anything like that was when someone had just dropped acid, she had super strength.
Steven Brown
Steven said that the drama broke out before the plane had left the runway and has since blasted the company for taking off, despite being aware of the situation.
“The stewards at the back of the plane made a call to the front of the plane and told the head steward that we needed to stop, but the head said it was too late.
“He could have told the captain to stop, instead they waited until we were 30,000 feet in the air.”
Another passenger, Amy Varol who was sat two rows behind the woman said: “She kept getting up and running back towards the door.
“She had six people sitting on her. We had to fly back to Stansted for the police to get her.
“She kept singing songs and screaming she’s gonna kill us, ‘I want to get off’, ‘I’m gonna f****** hit you’ ‘f***** come on then’.
“I was terrified. There’s nothing you can do, you can’t escape.”
A Jet2 spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident regarding an extremely disruptive passenger on a flight from Stansted to Dalaman earlier this evening.
POSSESSED
“The aircraft has returned safely and we are liaising with the relevant authorities to support their investigation.
“We are working hard to ensure the remaining customers reach their destination as soon possible.”
Many people living near Stansted phoned police to report a loud noise they though could be an explosion.
One man described the noise as a “huge bang” which “nearly blew my window out”.
Twitter users said their windows rattled and tellys shook as far away as Chelmsford 18 miles away and even Ilford in East London, around 40 miles from the airport.
A Royal Air Force spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that RAF quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby scrambled to escort a commercial flight into Standard shortly after take-off due to reports of a disruptive passenger.”
Essex Police said: “A woman arrested at Stansted Airport over the weekend has since been released on bail.
“The 25-year-old, from Maidenhead in Berkshire, was arrested on suspicion of common assault, criminal damage and endangering an aircraft.
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