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Postby Cj27 » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:50 pm

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Angry Ryanair passenger eats his winning scratchcard
A Ryanair passenger who became enraged when he was told he could not claim a scratchcard prize on his flight ate his winning ticket.
The man was flying from Poland to the East Midlands on a Ryanair flight when he won 10,000 euros (£8,765) on a scratchcard he had purchased on board.
Ryanair confirmed he ate his ticket on 26 February after cabin staff refused to pay him the winnings immediately.
The airline said it could not reveal the winner's identity.
Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara said the cabin crew and some passengers urged the man not to eat the ticket, but he stood up and ate it anyway.
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He said it appears the passenger acted out of frustration and anger.
Mr McNamara explained that all winners must be verified before the cash prizes are handed out.
He said the airline crew did not have the cash "kicking around the aircraft" and the prize had to be collected directly from the scratchcard company.
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Postby Hihonyr8811 » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:58 pm

=)) =)) I love seeing a grown man have a tantrum =)) =))
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Postby RLN » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:59 pm

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Postby Mayfly » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:10 pm

well I was going to be a little more polite & call him a plonker =))
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Postby RLN » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:23 pm

=)) =)) =)) =))
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Postby Cj27 » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:04 pm

After eating it, he probably had to pay to use the toilet =)) =))
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Postby Mags » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:25 pm

then had to pay to have the toilet unblocked :))
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Postby RLN » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:28 pm

Sounds like you've had experience of this :D
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Postby Baz62 » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:36 pm

So did he eat the ticket so noone else could get the cash?? I feel sorry for flight crews sometimes. We have just had a guy go nuts on a flight from Hong Kong and he had to be handcuffed to his seat. But he kept on kicking the seat in front of him, destroying the in-flight entertainment(apart from himself of course hahahahha) console and eventually breaking the back of the seat.
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Postby Dan4th » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:09 am

Baz, have you ever been to BGR???????

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