Nottingham Forest fans have hit out at Ryanair after the airline refused to reimburse a man who was attacked during a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire, according to reports.
Stephen Crean, 61, approached an alleged attacker with nothing but his fists as fellow passengers ran away during one of the biggest stabbings in British history. He previously told the BBC he was stabbed in his hand, back and head.
Witnesses recalled how there was “blood everywhere” as a man with a large knife moved through the busy train, with 10 people suffering stab wounds.
Mr Crean was travelling home after watching Nottingham Forest play Manchester United shortly before the attack took place on an LNER service to London on November 1.
The football fan had planned to fly out to Austria on Wednesday to follow Forest as they played Sturm Graz in the Europa League but according to reports, he was unable to make the journey due to his injuries.
NottinghamLive reports that Ryanair had refused to refund the stabbing victim's flight and that the budget airline had even suggested that he should have taken out travel insurance.
Forest fans have since called for the airline to be boycotted and have vowed to never use Ryanair again after seeing how Mr Crean was treated.
The alleged attacker had asked Mr Crean: “Do you want to die?” before stabbing him.
He previously told the Telegraph: "All of a sudden the door of the carriage opened, people ran past me and they were shouting: 'Run, run, run, man's got knife'.
"So I let these people run past me, families, women, young lads. Finally they had all packed into the buffet car and the toilets and locked the doors, as you do, and so that was it for me.
"He was on a mission. He knew what he wanted to do and he was going to do it.
"All of a sudden, this knife comes out, and I went straight for him. I tried to punch him. I was trying to hold his arm, But he caught me on the top of the head."
Scunthorpe United defender Jonathan Gjoshe also sustained non life-threatening injuries during the attack, his club said.
The 22-year-old, who signed for the club in September, was slashed across the bicep and has had to have an operation in hospital, it was reported.
Anthony Williams, 32, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates' Court accused of 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article following the attacks on the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service from Doncaster to London King's Cross on Saturday, British Transport Police said.
He is also charged with another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection to an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in the early hours of the same day.
In a statement, Ryanair told NottinghamLive: "All Ryanair air fares are non-refundable, which is why we strongly recommend passengers take out travel insurance in order to protect themselves if they can’t travel."
