Monarch A321 near London on May 31st 2012, unruly passenger
Last Update: June 2, 2012 / 15:28:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2012
Airline
Monarch Airlines
Flight number
ZB-532
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-OZBT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The aircraft continued the journey after about 2 hours on the ground and reached Palma Mallorca with a delay of 2 hours.
Police reported a male passenger (24) was arrested after cabin crew smelled smoke on board causing the aircraft to divert. Cabin crew later determined the hair of a passenger had been singed by the suspect. The suspect remains in custody.
The airline confirmed an incident on board which resulted in one passenger being offloaded.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2012
Airline
Monarch Airlines
Flight number
ZB-532
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-OZBT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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