British Airways axes flight after crew’s 'booze-fuelled night' at luxury Caribbean resort

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British Airways was forced to cancel a flight from Barbados to London after crew members engaged in a heavy drinking session at a luxury £500-per-night resort.Flight BA254, scheduled to depart Bridgetown at 4.40pm on Sunday and land in the UK at 6.20am on Monday, was suddenly axed, leaving up to 336 passengers stranded in the Caribbean capital.The Boeing 777-200 service was grounded after airline bosses stood down the entire crew following their vodka-and-beer binge at the all-inclusive, oceanfront retreat just hours before they were due to operate the aircraft.During the Saturday night session, one stewardess reportedly vomited in the bar while a male colleague collapsed and had to be assisted back to his room.Other guests at the idyllic retreat, who had saved up for once-in-a-lifetime holidays, grew increasingly frustrated with the group's behaviour and began recording them on their phones.When confronted, the intoxicated crew members allegedly responded dismissively, slurring:...

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