Stag party are ordered to pay £6,700 compensation after their constant ‘screaming, singing and banging’ caused disruption on Spanish train
- With the train running late, the group were left to reimburse fellow passengers
- A court ordered the revelers to pay €7,676 (£6,700) for the disruption
- Staff were forced to call the police with the stag party refusing to leave the train
A rowdy stag party on board a high-speed train in southern Spain were ordered to compensate fellow passengers for the delay they caused.
The stag party, made up of 11 revelers, were left with a bigger headache than expected after a court ordered them to pay nearly €7,676 (£6,700) for the disruption.
State-owned railway operator Renfe said the young men disrupted a train travelling from Madrid to the southern city of Malaga in July 2018 by ‘screaming, singing and banging on the walls’ of the train’s bar.
When the train made a scheduled stop in the city of Cordoba, the group – which ‘behaved uncontrollably’ – refused to leave the train as requested by staff.
The stag party were left to foot the bill for the compensation owed to fellow passengers after causing the disruption (file image)
With the stag party refusing to leave the train, rail staff were forced to call the police to have them removed, it added in a statement.
The train arrived in Malaga 23 minutes late and Renfe had to pay the 216 passengers a total of €7,676 (£6,700) in compensation.
The train company then filed a lawsuit against the 11 rowdy passengers to demand they reimburse this amount.
A Madrid court has now ruled that each man be ordered to pay €697.82 (£610) each, the statement said.
Renfe said it was ‘aware’ of the recent increase in stag party events on its high-speed trainline
Stag parties, an all-male bash held for men who are getting married, in Spain often involve drinking huge amounts of alcohol and dressing up in funny costumes.
Renfe said it was ‘aware’ that there has been an increase in recent years in such events on its high-speed trains and would continue to turn to the courts and police whenever ‘public order’ is disrupted.
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