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Assaulting a person on a plane question...

pjjafc
pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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My friend recently got into a fight on a plane with another passenger and was arrested. He is going to court in a couple of weeks and a friend from work said the solictor might be covered under his travel insurance.

Thats doesn't sound right does it???

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  • Rainmaker_uk
    Rainmaker_uk Posts: 531 Forumite
    pjjafc wrote: »
    My friend recently got into a fight on a plane with another passenger and was arrested. He is going to court in a couple of weeks and a friend from work said the solictor might be covered under his travel insurance.

    Thats doesn't sound right does it???

    If he has legal cover as part of his insurance then I would think it is possible but he would have to check his policy.
  • foxyuk
    foxyuk Posts: 966 Forumite
    pjjafc wrote: »
    My friend recently got into a fight on a plane with another passenger and was arrested. He is going to court in a couple of weeks and a friend from work said the solictor might be covered under his travel insurance.

    Thats doesn't sound right does it???

    sounds like a friend you would better off not knowing
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    foxyuk wrote: »
    sounds like a friend you would better off not knowing

    What he has not mentioned is that the friend was the pilot
  • Gene_Hunt_2
    Gene_Hunt_2 Posts: 3,902 Forumite
    dacouch wrote: »
    What he has not mentioned is that the friend was the pilot

    Does he fly better when he's had a few?
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    Gene_Hunt wrote: »
    Does he fly better when he's had a few?

    But the good news was it was Michael O'Leary that he hit
  • foggytown
    foggytown Posts: 325 Forumite
    Not to mention that the liability section of any policy will normally exclude "intentional acts".
    42 years of experience in the insurance industry.
    And nothing the industry tries do to us surprises me any more!
  • pjjafc
    pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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    Thanks for the 2 helpful replies. As for the others replies... pathetic.
  • PNPSUKNET
    PNPSUKNET Posts: 4,265 Forumite
    whats he expect, he put life at danger, anger therepy is the answer
  • flimsier
    flimsier Posts: 799 Forumite
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    Nah, !!!! him. Fighting on a plane, even if you weren't in the air (and I'm sure that doesn't put life in danger) - hundreds of people looking on, probably wanting to watch their films. He's an idiot.
    Can we just take it as read I didn't mean to offend you?
  • huckster
    huckster Posts: 5,531 Forumite
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    Think the offence normally means a short prison sentence, as it is judged to be very serious.

    Don't think any Insurance will cover this, certainly not Travel Insurance. They could check any legal cover under a Home Insurance to see what that offers.
    The comments I post are personal opinion. Always refer to official information sources before relying on internet forums. If you have a problem with any organisation, enter into their official complaints process at the earliest opportunity, as sometimes complaints have to be started within a certain time frame.
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