Passenger Banned for Exposing Below-the-Belt Pinocchio Tattoo

A rowdy passenger was quite proud of his Pinocchio tattoo, but showing off his skin art on a Jet2 flight earned him a lifetime ban from the airline.

It seems Tom Washington and his 22 friends were looking to be noticed when the group boarded their flight from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI). Washington and his comrades arrived for the flight on Jet2, an ultra-low-fare, UK-based airline, made-up and dressed as female Jet2 flight attendants. Despite the obvious red flags, the crew allowed the rowdy costumed travelers to fly to PMI. By the time the plane was airborne, however, Washington made the airline regret that decision.

The 22-year-old’s bad behavior, which the airline’s CEO termed “disgusting,” started almost as soon as the plane’s door was shut.

“I got up but because my jacket was too tight, it exposed my chest which I had covered with a bra. I then proceeded to ‘help’ the cabin staff with the talk using a sex toy,” Washington explained to Caters News Agency (CNA).

“There were some old men on the plane as well and they were a laugh. The lads mentioned I had a tattoo of Pinocchio, which I showed them, and that was the point where the manager took my passport.”

Because Washington’s Pinocchio tattoo relied on a private part of his anatomy to form the beloved character’s nose, exhibiting the tattoo amounted to indecent exposure on a plane full of passengers.

The airline informed Washington that he would not be flying Jet2 home from his holiday or ever again for that matter. “The airline refused his return travel to East Midlands Airport and has also reported the incident to the police,” a Jet2 spokesperson confirmed in a statement.

Fortunately for Washington, he was traveling with a large group of like-minded pals who chipped in to buy the exhibitionist cartoon aficionado a ticket home on another airline.

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