Armed police sent to calm delayed passengers
18.09.07
Armed police were sent to Coventry Airport to calm passengers caught up in long delays late last week, it has been revealed. The incident happened on Friday, as holidaymakers were delayed by up to 13 hours on Thomsonfly flights from the airport.
Hundreds of people were caught up in the backlog on Friday, understood to have been caused by broken down planes. Worst hit were flights to Jersey, with some passengers stranded at the airport from 07:30 until 21:45.
Angry passengers described 'unprecedented chaotic scenes' at the airport, as passengers waited to travel to different parts of Europe. As passengers tried to cope with the delays, a group of young men heading off on a stag weekend decided to start celebrating early.
When things started to get out of hand, armed police who are based at the airport to deal with terrorist threats, were called in to restore order. Passengers described the extraordinary scenes, where officers carrying machine guns were forced to deal with the unruly passengers.
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