A tourist was dragged off a Jet2 flight in handcuffs and with a seat belt tied around his legs after allegedly attacking crew members and passengers.
The flight, which had left Glasgow shortly before 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday bound for Tenerife, had to be diverted to Ireland in order to remove the passenger.
Footage from a fellow holidaymaker on the plane showed a man, allegedly drunk, wearing only shorts, being carried down the aisle as Garda officers detained him.
His wrists were handcuffed behind his back and his legs seemed to be tied with an airplane seat belt.
The passengers made a brief stop at Shannon Airport so the disruptive passenger could be removed from the flight.
Video showed the man being taken off the flight in handcuffs after he allegedly began attacking staff members and passengers.
The Jet2 flight was diverted to Shannon Airport in County Clare so police could remove the passenger.
Footage from a fellow holidaymaker on the plane showed a man dressed only in shorts being carried down the aisle as Garda officers detained him.
A video, filmed on Snapchat, appeared to show the man screaming as he was taken off the flight.
The passenger who filmed the clip captioned it: “Tenerife, then Ireland.”
A Garda spokesperson said: ‘Gardaí attached to Shannon Airport arrested a man, aged in his 20s, following an incident on board an aircraft which diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon on Wednesday 12 June 2024. at approximately 5:30 p.m.
‘Gardaí met the plane and arrested the man under the Non-Fatal Offenses Against the Person Act 1997. He is currently detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in County Clare.
“Investigations are ongoing.”
A Jet2 spokesperson told the Sun: “We can confirm that flight LS155 from Glasgow to Tenerife has been diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon so that police can offload a disruptive passenger.”
Jet2 has been contacted for comment.
