Moment an easyJet passenger is ordered off flight from Prague to Britain after arguing with steward about an unlit cigarette in his mouth, delaying take-off by an hour

• The flight to Manchester was supposed to leave Prague at 9.35pm last night

This is the moment an easyJet passenger is ordered off a flight from Prague to Britain after arguing with a steward about an unlit cigarette in his mouth.

The flight to Manchester was supposed to leave Prague at 9.35pm local time yesterday, but take-off was delayed by an hour after a man defied several crew orders and repeatedly put a cigarette in his mouth.

A video shows the man, who appeared to be drunk, arguing with the head steward on the flight, who said: ‘I’m not convinced for one second that he’s not going to smoke it and I believe he is too intoxicated to travel.’

The passenger’s friend was captured repeatedly pleading with the cabin crew to keep his friend on the flight. 

But the steward insisted: ‘He is not travelling with me today. Not in this state. If he is like this on the ground, with the doors open, what is he going to be like in the air? I’m not having that on my flight. He’s getting off.’

When the man who was wearing a grey jumper boarded the flight, he already had the unlit cigarette in his mouth and was warned by crew members to put it away. 

Nevertheless, the man continued to put it in his mouth as soon as he had settled into his seat, only taking it out to drink what smelled like vodka from a plastic bottle, according to other passengers.

While the easyJet employee remained calm and just repeatedly said the passenger could get another flight once he is sober, the man seemed to get agitated.

He suddenly got up and walked up to the steward, wanting to speak to him in private – despite previously claiming he couldn’t speak English, which is why an airport staff member translated everything to Czech. 

‘You can talk to me, but I will not change my mind,’ the cabin crew member said after telling the man no one on the plane should have to put up with his disruptive behaviour. 

Passengers sitting nearby can be heard laughing in the video as more time passes due to the man’s insistence to stay on the flight.  

‘He didn’t listen to instructions on the ground, he won’t listen to instructions in the air. He’s not flying with me today,’ the steward said again.

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Once he gave the man’s friend the option to leave the aircraft with him, the friend quickly quieted down, but said they had a business meeting in Britain to attend.

The cabin crew ushered the man to the front to talk with the pilot, but not before the apparently intoxicated passenger demanded several times to take his luggage. 

When he finally walked to the front of the aircraft, laughter erupted among the passengers.

Once the passenger was booted off and the doors were closed, the steward apologised profusely for the delay – which at that point had crossed the one-hour mark.

He said the man had been kicked off to guarantee the comfort of the other passengers, a statement that was followed by nods, clapping and even some cheers from the remaining people on board. 

A spokesperson for easyJet said: ‘We can confirm that a passenger on flight EZY2232 from Prague to Manchester on 7 November was escorted off the aircraft prior to departure as a result of disruptive behaviour.

‘easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess all situations and to take quick and appropriate action as needed. 

‘While incidents like this are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate any form of disruptive behaviour onboard that compromises the safety of the flight, other passengers or our crew – which is always our highest priority.’