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LONDON. – A couple who were caught trying to join the mile-high club by having sex on a plane before their flight even took off, claimed they ‘were praying’.The holidaymakers, in their 50s, were caught by fellow passengers who spotted them getting amorous in their seats.
Horrified onlookers have told of seeing “vigorous movement” in the man’s jogging bottoms.
The pair claimed they were praying – as it was their first time on a plane.
The crew on the Jet2 flight considered whether to turn the flight around and return to East Midlands Airport.
The flight continued on to Gran Canaria but the couple were banned from the airline.
As an additional punishment, the couple were also kicked out of their Jet2 hotel and removed from their return flight home.
Darren Street, 51, and his wife Lisa, 47, accidentally caught the couple in the act as they filmed the plane while on the runway for take-off.
Once airborne, passengers complained about their lewd behaviour and the crew considered turning back to East Midlands Airport.
The couple is now banned for life by the airline.
Garage owner Darren, from Nottingham, told The Sun: “It was incredibly blatant, there was a lot of vigorous movement going on in his jogging bottoms.
“My wife and I were shocked and disgusted.
“We told a crew member and they came over to speak to the couple.
“But, when confronted, the couple claimed they were praying because it was their first time on a plane.
“They must have thought it was the stewardess’s first day on earth, we all knew what they were doing.”
Darren went on: “When we first told the crew they said they were going to turn the plane around. Then we then learned they would be banned from the hotel and their plane back instead.”
Darren and his wife hoped crew would have a quiet word with the pair once the plane landed.
But Darren explained: “They said it was so serious they would have to deal with it straight away.
“It made the flight really awkward, it was right at the beginning of the four-hour flight and they would not stop staring at us.
“They didn’t say anything but they weren’t happy. We told the staff because there were kids on the plane.”
In a statement, Jet2 confirmed: “These customers have been banned for life.
“As a family-friendly airline and holiday company, we take a zero-tolerance approach to appalling behaviour such as this.” – The Sun/Mailonline
