A renegade British tourist was taken away by Greek police after repeatedly making false flight delay announcements over the airport loudspeaker.
The prankster jumped into the microphone at Zakynthos Airport in Zante, Greece last Friday and falsely told passengers their flights had been delayed by up to six hours.
Sam Wilson, 22, decided to film the man’s antics after hearing the strange announcements while waiting for his flight to Birmingham.
The video shows the man standing behind the unattended counter at one of the airport’s gates, wearing a Paris Saint Germain track top and sunglasses.
Leaning into the microphone, he announces to his fellow passengers that the flight to Gatwick he was about to board has been delayed.
He said: “The flight to Gatwick is delayed by six hours.”
A prankster jumped into the microphone at Zakynthos Airport in Zante, Greece last Friday and falsely told passengers their flights had been delayed by up to six hours
The video shows the man standing behind the unattended counter at one of the airport’s gates, wearing a Paris Saint Germain track top and sunglasses
Shortly after, an airport security guard can be seen rushing to the counter to confront the man
A policeman who appears to be armed with a gun quickly resets the guard before escorting the cheeky passenger away from the gate
The cheeky prankster was taken away by airport security and held for three hours while his friends worried about him
A witness said the cheeky holidaymaker was released after the airport threatened to hold him in the airport and confiscate his passport for three days, but after a while of just sitting in an empty room they simply told him he should go
Adding more incorrect flight information, he adds: “Unfortunately, the flight to Manchester has been delayed by six hours.”
This announcement caused some confusion as there was no scheduled flight from Greek airport to Manchester that day.
Shortly after, an airport security guard can be seen rushing to the counter to confront the man.
A policeman – armed with a gun he appears to unleash in a moment – quickly pushes the guard back before escorting the impudent passenger away from the gate.
Sam, a sales manager, claims the man was not allowed to board his flight home.
Today Sam from Burntwood, Staffordshire said: “I flew to Birmingham but they flew to Gatwick.
“We were waiting for the gates to open when we heard some strange announcements. When I looked up, I saw him on the mic, so I had to pull out my phone.
“He made about three or four announcements about flight delays of several hours. The ones I caught was Gatwick for six hours and seeing people’s reactions was hilarious as half the airport couldn’t even see it.
Users jumped in the comments below Sam’s TikTik video in defense of the prankster
The video has now garnered over 72,000 views with hundreds of likes from social media users who have been let down by the man’s airport antics
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Apparently, despite being threatened with all sorts of legal consequences, the airport officials came to the same conclusion as this user and let him go
Zakynthos is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea and a well-known resort popular with Britons. Pictured: A bird’s-eye view of Shipwreck Beach
“Although he was most likely caught due to the last announcement which read ‘Flight to Manchester is six hours late’ when there wasn’t even a flight to Manchester.
“His friends were very worried about him and just took him away, not knowing what to do or whether to leave him.
“After the TikTok was done, I found out that he was released after the airport threatened to hold him in the airport for three days and confiscate his passport, but after a while of just sitting in an empty room, they just told him to go. ‘
Sam posted the video on TikTok on Saturday, writing, “This guy wasn’t allowed back on the plane from Zante after that.”
The video has now garnered over 72,000 views with hundreds of likes from social media users who have been let down by the man’s airport antics.
One said, “Makes me laugh.”
Another wrote: “Just a laugh. Hardly harmed anyone.«
A third commented: “I was there too. It was pretty funny. Wonder what happened to him’
A fourth said: ‘From someone who lived in Zante, you don’t mess with the Zakynthians.’
Zakynthos is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea and a well-known resort popular with British holidaymakers.
Since the mid-1980s, the island has developed into a hub for 18-30 year old tourists, which has resulted in the formerly sleepy villages of Alykanas and Laganas becoming key destinations for clubs, bars and restaurants.