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Gatwick stowaway tackled on board TUI flight fined £120

William Jonzi pleaded guilty to entering the airport’s protected zone without permission with a fine handed down after a two-hour flight delay

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Overview

  • Jonzi, 24, bypassed Gatwick’s e-gates by tailing another passenger into the secured airside area
  • He attempted to board a TUI flight to Palma de Mallorca operated by Ascend Airways without valid travel documents last Wednesday
  • Passenger Jimmy McBride and cabin crew forced Jonzi to the ground after he began shouting and moving toward families
  • The 6 am departure was postponed by two hours and 20 minutes, with the flight eventually taking off at 8:20 am
  • Jonzi appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court, pleaded guilty and was fined £120 plus £89 in costs and surcharges