Passenger attacked people on a Larnaca–Manchester flight and died after being restrained

British law enforcement and independent regulators have launched a large-scale investigation into the tragic incident aboard a Jet2 aircraft. Thirty-five-year-old Callum Kerr, who was flying from Larnaca to Manchester on June 21, died in hospital after causing a disturbance during the flight and being forcibly restrained by witnesses. Witnesses say the man consumed a significant amount of alcohol before departure, after which he began behaving extremely aggressively, assaulting one of the fellow passengers and a flight attendant, prompting the crew to request an emergency priority landing.

When flight LS966 landed at Manchester Airport early on June 22, police officers who boarded the aircraft found that the unruly passenger, identified as a professional boxer, had already been restrained by passengers and crew in the rear section of the cabin. Officers handcuffed Kerr, but during the detention the man immediately stopped responding to external stimuli. Despite resuscitation efforts that were started right in the aircraft aisle and his subsequent hospitalization, doctors pronounced him dead the following day.

Since the fatal outcome occurred directly during contact with law enforcement, the incident was mandatorily referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). At this stage, the five officers involved in the operation are classified solely as witnesses, and the agency is focused on assessing the legality of their decisions. At the same time, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has launched a parallel investigation, under which the actions of civilians who held the deceased man until police arrived are being examined in detail to establish the exact causal link between the restraint of the body and the cessation of breathing.