“Disturbing” teens arrested after claiming caused chaos on flight to London

A group of teenagers caused chaos on a recently virgin Atlantic flight, which led to several arrests.

Virgin Atlantic told in a statement that the incident occurred on one of its flights to London’s Heathrow airport on July 14 and involved “disturbing passengers” who were later “arrested by authorities.”

“We want to apologize to customers for any inconvenience caused after the arrival of VS008 to the London Heathrow on July 14, due to disturbing passengers being arrested by the authorities,” said a spokesman in a statement.

“This is now a matter for the police, and we cannot comment further. The security and welfare of our people and our customers is always our highest priority,” added spokesman.

The incident involved nine American teens, believed to come from rich families, according to London Standard. The news socket reported that the teens used fake IDs to buy alcohol before the flight, which went from Los Angeles, and drank the bottles on board.

The flight crew claimed that the teens “screamed and drove Amok” during the approximately 10-hour transatlantic flight, per outlet. When the plane landed in London, the teens were arrested by the big city police, who confirmed the arrests to London standard.

According to the outlet, the teenagers were taken to a station, where they had their mugshots and fingerprints taken. The group was also warned by officers that they could meet prison time to disturb the flight.

Officers also recalled the teenagers’ electronic travel approval, which prevented them from implementing all the summer plans they had in the UK, according to the outlet.

Metropolitan Police did not immediately respond to people’s request for comment on the incident on Saturday 19 July.

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Disrupting a flight or disturbing crew members and participants can lead to serious consequences, including steep fines and potential prison time. According to CBS newsThose who were found guilty of such behavior may meet up to 20 years in prison.

London Standard Reported that Virgin Atlantic originally refused to fly the teens back to the United States, but eventually allowed them to fly back. The airline reportedly flew the teens to different cities, per outlet.