Drunk man booted off Ryanair flight after being ‘too excited’ for first holiday in 11 years as he flew to Portugal

A DRUNK passenger was booted off a Ryanair flight after being "too excited" for his first holiday in 11 years.

Ashley Crutchley, 27, was waiting to fly to Portugal with a pal when he started arguing with cabin crew.

Cops boarded the aircraft - which hadn't yet taken off from Manchester Airport - and asked him to leave around 8pm on July 10.

Crutchley became abusive before standing up and demanding cops carry his belongings as he walked out, Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard.

As he moved to get off the plane, a crew member handed cops a bottle of duty free vodka confiscated from Crutchley.

The bottle had a third of its contents missing.

Crutchley pleaded guilty to being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting an emergency worker. He was fined £320.

His solicitor said Crutchley was "excited about being on holiday" - his first for 11 years - and made "reckless" decisions.

The court heard that PC Green - who is based at Manchester Airport - was requested by the captain of the flight to attend at Terminal 3.

When he arrived he spoke to the captain who said Crutchley had refused to leave the plane and had been arguing with the crew.

"Officers went onto the aircraft and found the defendant in row 15 and asked him to leave," prosecutor Paul Sumner said.

"He verbally protested, before he stood up and demanded the officer take his bag and carry his belongings.

"Officers immediately could tell the defendant was under the influence of alcohol.

"One of the crew members was standing behind the defendant when they handed the officers a bottle of vodka with a third of its contents missing."

The officers suspected that Crutchley had been drinking from the bottle - which shouldn’t have been opened - prior to boarding, Mr Sumner said.

They instructed him to leave and walked ahead of him, during which Crutchley "shunted" forward into PC Green.

The other officer grabbed hold of his arm and restrained him as they marched him off the flight.

He was heard shouting "carry on, carry on" as he was moved from the plane into the awaiting police van.

Mr Sumner added: "The defendant’s friend hadn’t been disruptive but was asked to leave.

"The officers had been too busy to notice the other passengers, but when they went back to remove the second male, the passengers began clapping."

Crutchley had no previous convictions.

His solicitor Rodrigue Landu said he was "extremely apologetic" for what happened, and said that the booze "got the better of him".

"He was excited about being on holiday - he had not been on holiday for 11 years," Mr Landu said.

"The assault on the emergency worker was an act of recklessness rather than intention of assault.

"The defendant was drunk and simply too excited."

Crutchley, of Wythenshawe, was fined £320 and ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £128 victim surcharge.