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A flight from Edinburgh to Tenerife was forced to detour to Portugal after a “disgraceful” passenger was seen vaping on board and acting disruptive.
Jet2 flight, LS727, had departed from Edinburgh Airport at 8.15am on Friday and was due to fly directly to Tenerife South Airport.
However, Flightradar24 showed that the budget airline was forced to divert to Porto Santo Airport in Madeira, more than 330 miles away, so the passenger could be removed by police.
Video of the flight has since surfaced, showing a man believed to be under the influence of alcohol stumbling down the aisle of the plane as he was challenged by flight attendants.
The man was dressed in black and wore a bag strap across his chest.
A flight from Edinburgh to Tenerife was forced to divert to Porto Santo after a vaping passenger began behaving disruptively
The passenger, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, was escorted off the plane by around five Portuguese officers.
Another clip from the incident shows five Portuguese officials escorting the man off the plane while other passengers cheer, cheer and chant “cheerio.”
Eyewitness says man ‘acted like a whore’ and ‘was vaping as soon as we took off’, reports Edinburgh live.
Another added: “Later he was tripping in the driveway. He looked completely exhausted.
Another passenger on the flight commented: “What a start to the holiday! The Jet2 staff handled the situation very well!
“Walking down aisle upon landing and threatening staff…arrested on tarmac!”
Another eyewitness said Edinburgh Evening News that passengers on board the flight were “terrified by the abusive behavior of a man on board.”
“He was walking drunkenly through the aisles while the flight attendants were unable to control him.” He threatened anyone who came near him,” she added.
“At one point he touched a flight attendant inappropriately and that was the final straw. Police were waiting to arrest him when the fight broke out.
Jet2 has since spoken out following the ordeal and said its “colleagues and customers should never be treated in this way”.
A Jet2 spokesperson said: “Flight LS727 from Edinburgh to Tenerife was diverted to Porto Santo yesterday so police could disembark a disruptive passenger.
“The passenger in question behaved disgracefully and, as a family-owned airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to such behavior.
“Our colleagues and customers should never be subjected to this type of behavior and we would like to thank our crew for the way they handled this difficult situation.
“We will fully support the authorities in any further investigation and will not hesitate to recover any losses incurred as a result of this diversion.”
“We are pleased to announce that the flight has continued to Tenerife and we wish everyone on board a wonderful holiday.”
The spokesperson added that the man has now been banned for life from flying with the budget airline following the incident.