UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE

Flight Abruptly Axed After Crew’s Wild Drunk Night Out

One crew member reportedly collapsed while another vomited at a luxury Caribbean resort.

A British Airways flight from Barbados to London was abruptly canceled after a booze-fueled night out by crew members ended with one collapsing and another vomiting at a luxury Caribbean resort. Flight BA254 was scheduled to depart the capital, Bridgetown, on Sunday afternoon, but was grounded after airline executives stood down the entire crew, leaving up to 336 passengers stranded. The Boeing 777-200 had been due to arrive in London on Monday morning. According to The Sun, the crew had been drinking vodka and beer at a $667-a-night beachfront resort popular with honeymooners and families. Guests reportedly began filming after the group became visibly intoxicated, with some crew members allegedly responding: “We’re British Airways crew, what of it?” The newspaper reported that one stewardess threw up at the hotel bar, while another crew member collapsed and had to be helped back to his room. Four crew members were reportedly suspended, and additional colleagues were stood down as the airline conducts an internal investigation. “We expect the highest standards of our crew, and we are urgently investigating this matter,” British Airways told the Daily Mail.