Ryanair flight’s emergency landing after mid-air brawl
Passengers travelling on a Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Tenerife were hauled off the aircraft by police after a fight broke out and bottles were allegedly thrown.
According to media reports, the incident left children “terrified” and “in tears”, with one passenger describing it as the “scariest flight I’ve ever been on”.
It comes just days after we reported how two men were hauled off another Ryanair flight from Edinburgh Airport to Tenerife after a fight onboard a flight headed out from Edinburgh that was described as “absolutely insane”.
The latest incident, on Sunday, forced pilots to divert the plane and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal. The “disruptive” passengers were met by police when the plane touched down.
One passenger took to social media after the plane touched down, saying it was the “scariest flight I’ve ever been on” and adding “big group on flight, fights broke out, bottles thrown, women almost injured. Get this little s**t off the plane…kids crying, everyone in bits…”
Ryanair confirmed that the passengers were removed, and the plane continued its journey to Tenerife.
Last week’s incident, which happened on a Ryanair flight from Edinburgh Airport to Tenerife on Monday 19 February, saw two men arrested when the flight landed.
Hannah MacDonald, who was onboard the flight, said the group had been drinking heavily since take off and added: “There were all different nationalities on the flight and we were all mortified. It’s people like this that give Scotland a bad name.”