Ryanair passenger threatened with arrest for not vacating overbooked flight

September 16, 2011

Janine Hadley, 27, a Ryanair passenger who was on a flight from Faro, Portugal to Manchester was allegedly threatened with arrest when she refused to vacate an overbooked flight on Sunday. She wasn’t told why she was chosen to be asked to leave, and argued for her spot on the plane, supported by other passengers, but was eventually warned that the police were on their way to remove her from the flight according to the Manchester Evening News.

Soon thereafter, another announcement was made offering €300 to any passenger who would willingly bump themselves from the flight.  Another passenger took up the offer and the plane took off with Hadley on board.

View the full article in The Huffington Post here