Drunken mother, 56, and daughter, 34, sparked a mid-air 'riot' involving 20 passengers on an EasyJet flight from Manchester

A drunken mother and daughter abused cabin crew staff and even threw a punch at one, sparking a mid-air 'riot' after being repeatedly asked to stop swearing in front of other passengers, a court has heard.  

Karin Parkes, 56, and daughter Carrie, 36, triggered a 'full on fight' involving up to 20 men at 30,000 feet while intoxicated on pink gin, it was alleged.

Staff on the easyJet flight from Manchester to Agadir in Morocco, which had 186 passengers on board, tried to calm the two women down but Carrie stuck her fingers in her ears and said: 'I'm not listening to that vile c**t.' 

The captain of the aircraft eventually diverted to Casablanca after staff told him the rear of the cabin where the women were sitting was 'out of control.'



During the rampage it was alleged Karin swung a punch at a steward while Carrie had to be forcibly held down by other passengers after she demanded to use the toilet when the plane was coming into land. 

The two women both deny being drunk on an aircraft while Karin also denies assaulting a member of cabin crew. 

A third passenger Jonathan Thomas, 36, also from Blackpool denies being drunk on an aircraft.

An almost empty one litre bottle of Gordon's Pink Gin and empty bottles of vodka were found near the seats of the women after the flight landed. 

The mother and daughter, both from Blackpool, Lancashire, were later detained by police.  

Manchester Magistrates court was told the incident on January 19 last year began after flight EZ1905 took off at 3.30pm from Terminal One, Manchester.

A cabin manager said he urged the rowdy group to refrain from using bad language but was told: 'You can f*** off you c**t. Do what the f*** you want I'm not a**ed. We will see what happens.' 

Nick Smart, prosecuting, added: 'One hour into the flight crew members at the rear of the aircraft had to ask a large group of males and two females to keep the noise down. 

'Later the cabin manager spoke to all of them but whilst addressing them he heard one say: ''you can f*** off you c***''. 

'He formed the view they were intoxicated and decided no more alcohol would be served.

'But on several more occasions the group had to be told to keep the noise down by various crew members. When told to quieten down Carrie Parkes put her fingers in her ears and said ''I'm not listening to that vile c**t''.





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