In December 2005, a drunken male passenger on a flight
from northern England to the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife was
dropped off at a small island off the African coast after he swore at
the cabin crew. Press reported that the plane’s captain
decided to
leave the man at Porto Santo, just 10 miles long and four miles wide, a
volcanic outcrop in the Atlantic, after he became abusive when he was
refused more alcohol. (The island does have a few hotels, so
he wasn’t
left to sleep on the beach in case you were worried. ) Needless to say,
police met the man at the airport who is due to appear in court in
mainland Portugal in January.