But the journey has been described as a "party bus" with a witness describing drunken antics and calling athletes' behaviour "appalling". "They drank excessively and were out of control the entire journey," a witness told Stuff. At one point during the flight, a pilot approached the athletes - said to be drunk - to speak to them about their behaviour, the witness said. They also claimed that some athletes removed their masks and threw them at members of the flight crew. The alleged drunken behaviour follows a similar incident involving members of the Australian Olympic team.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 03, 2021 20:15 UTC