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By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 12:30 BST, 10 April 2025 | Updated: 12:30 BST, 10 April 2025
A mother recently claimed she was escorted off a Ryanair flight from Tenerife to Bristol when her card was declined and she couldn’t pay for the Pringles she’d already started eating.But while being unable to pay for an item might get you in trouble with an airline, there are several other reasons passengers could be bumped from their flight. And in one particular circumstance, the airline won’t even be able to tell you the reason why you’ve been kicked off. If an air marshal is travelling on your flight, you could be removed to make room for them. Air marshals are undercover law enforcement workers who occasionally travel on planes to prevent flight hijackings. An air marshal’s job is to identify any threats onboard the plane and deal with incidents.It’s extremely rare to have an air marshal on your flight. GoTravelyourway.com states that fewer than one per cent of flights in the USA have an air marshal onboard. If an air marshal is travelling on your flight, you could be removed to make room for themAir marshals in the USA are required to be a U.S citizen, between the ages of 21 and 36 and have a valid driver’s license. The UK reportedly began operating an air marshal program in the early 2000s but few details are known about the scheme due to security. This means that a passenger won’t be told if they’ve lost their seat to an air marshal as travellers aren’t allowed to know when a marshal is onboard their flight. However, passengers are much more likely to lose their seat on a flight because tickets have been oversold. If this happens, the airline is likely to offer travel vouchers or cash compensation to travellers who are willing to transfer to a later flight.
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The little-known reason you could be kicked off your flight – and why the airline can’t tell you why
