A flight from Turkey to Gatwick was forced to make an emergency landing after a teenage girl attacked a member of the cabin crew, according to reports.The easyJet flight from Antalya to Gatwick was forced to divert to Bari in Italy after a young teenage passenger allegedly assaulted staff and threatened to stab them.Passengers claimed the girl became furious after a 10-year-old girl started coughing loudly.Nadine, 39, a passenger on the flight, told The Sun: “We went to Turkey for Christmas, where we had a really lovely holiday at a hotel called Aska Lara."We were all nice and relaxed, but then it turned to hell on the flight home. It’s ruined my Christmas.“So this 16-year-old was about four rows behind me and she was sitting next to a little girl who was about 10 started coughing and she told her to stop.
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00:00A flight from Turkey to London was forced to make an emergency landing
00:03after a teenage girl attacked a member of the cabin crew.
00:06The EasyJet flight from Antalya to Gatwick was forced to divert to Bari in Italy
00:11after a young teenage passenger allegedly assaulted staff and threatened to stab them.
00:16Passengers claimed the girl became furious after a 10-year-old girl started coughing loudly.
00:21According to one passenger, the two girls were sitting next to one another.
00:24When the younger girl began to cough, the teen allegedly told her to stop.
00:28Apparently, the teenager then followed the 10-year-old to the toilet and continued having
00:32outbursts, so much so that the crew had to get involved.
00:35The girl then reportedly threatened crew members who attempted to calm her down
00:39and went on to throw shoes at other passengers.
00:41EasyJet has confirmed the flight was met by police
00:44upon arrival in Bari due to a disruptive passenger on board.