‘Drunk’ rugby team causes chaos on flight, leaving passengers in tears and fearing for their safety

A passenger says she feared for her safety when a “dangerous” team of rugby players caused havoc on her flight.

A passenger on easyJet has slammed the budget airline after claiming she was harassed and abused by a group of rugby players during a flight.

Rachael Dickhute, 33, was travelling from Bordeaux to Lisbon on June 28 when the team from France boarded the flight.

“There was a team of rugby players that were allowed to board after consuming copious amounts of alcohol prior to the flights,” she told Sun Online Travel.

“I made a complaint at the gate that I, among others, had already been harassed by this group prior to boarding.”

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The players caused problems on the easyJet flight.

However, Ms Dickhute said they were still allowed to board the plane and continued to cause problems.

“(The crew) made multiple attempts to get them to settle down prior to boarding while waiting at the gate, as well as trying to calm this group down during the flight, and even refused to serve them alcohol,” she said.

Ms Dickhute, who is from the United States, said they continued to be rude, and she was abused by the team. At one point one of the members “threw a shoe” that landed near her head while others filmed her.

Ms Dickhute said one of the players threw a shoe that landed close to her head while others filmed her.

They also laid down in the aisles and stopped passengers using the toilets, while one man was caught vaping on the plane.

“They demanded alcohol and became aggressive with the staff when refused. They were screaming profanities at myself and others,” Ms Dickhute, who works as a marketing consultant, said.

“One of the other passengers was in tears because it was such a disruptive experience that she was concerned for her safety.”

She later asked for the team to be escorted from the plane by police in case they became even more violent.

Ms Dickhute said the team boarded the plane ‘drunk’.

Despite the light crew assuring passengers it was safe and police would come, none showed up.

The problems didn’t end there — passengers were then forced to take the shuttle bus with the team who “screamed profanities in their faces, filmed them and got sick from drinking” to the terminal.

Ms Dickhute raised concerns after the terrifying situation.

“I am appalled at the lack of control the staff exuded over these dangerous men,” she said.

“It was horrifying.

“The gross negligence that was witnessed for other passengers’ safety and wellbeing was appalling.

“The staff on the ground, as well as in the air, had more than enough proof and visible evidence and complaints that the group should not have boarded.

“I even spoke to the captain and head flight attendant after showing them proof that the passenger was smoking.

“No one should have to experience this while flying, nor ever. The verbal and sexual harassment I received was disgraceful.

“We were terrified they would do something, as the rest of us were outnumbered.”

Passengers were ‘terrified’, Ms Dickhute said.

Ms Dickhute said she was asking for “full compensation” from easyJet, as passengers shouldn’t be “subjected to such aggression, threat and harassment”.

“We spend our hard-earned money to fly, we expect to be treated humanely by staff and passengers, not to mention we pay to remain safe,” she said.

An easyJet spokesperson told Sun Online Travel: “The Captain of flight EZY7638 from Bordeaux to Lisbon on June 28 was unhappy with the disruptive behaviour of some passengers on-board, and although they requested that police meet the aircraft on arrival to deal with the matter, unfortunately no officers were available to do so.

“We will not tolerate disruptive behaviour, and easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time.

“The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority.”

Earlier this year, an easyJet flight attendant was left in “floods of tears” after being sexually harassed by a rugby player on a flight.

The man was hailed off the flight by police, with the rest of the rugby team forcing the flight to be delayed due to being rowdy and drunk.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission