A group of schoolchildren from the US were arrested at Heathrow after going on a drunken rampage on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles.
The nine teenagers used fake IDs to buy alcohol before the flight, then drank it at 30,000ft, sparking an emergency alert from pilots on board Flight VS008 on July 14.
Shocked teachers and flight crew said the teens were “screaming and running amok” during the transatlantic journey. When the plane landed at Heathrow, police boarded the aircraft and arrested the group.
The teenagers, believed to be from wealthy American families, were taken into custody where they had mugshots and fingerprints taken. Officers revoked their Electronic Travel Authorisations, meaning their summer plans — including attending camps across Europe — were cut short.
A source told The Sun: “The posh kids couldn’t handle their booze.”
Virgin Atlantic initially refused to fly them back after the mid-air chaos, but later relented — reportedly taking “revenge” by sending the teens to separate cities across the US and telling their parents, some of whom are said to be sports stars, to collect them.
The source added: “The kids bought booze before the flight, then smuggled it on.”
The Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrests, and the teenagers were warned they could face jail terms.
