‘Drunk’ Jet2 holidaymaker is handcuffed and dragged off plane with a SEATBELT tied around his legs after Glasgow flight to Tenerife is diverted to Ireland after ‘crew and passengers are attacked’
A holidaymaker was handcuffed and dragged off a Jet2 flight with a seat belt around his legs after allegedly attacking crew and passengers.
The flight that had taken off Glasgow shortly before 4pm on Wednesday en route to Tenerife had to be diverted to Ireland so that the passenger could be removed.
Footage from a fellow holidaymaker on the plane showed a man, who was reportedly drunk, wearing nothing but shorts and being carried down the aisle as Garda officers took him into custody.
His wrists were handcuffed behind his back, while his legs appeared to be tied with an airplane seat belt.
Passengers made a brief stop at Shannon Airport so that the disruptive passenger could be removed from the flight.
Video footage shows the man being taken off the plane in handcuffs after he allegedly started attacking staff and passengers
The Jet2 flight was diverted to Shannon Airport in County Clare so the passenger could be removed by police
Footage from a fellow holidaymaker on the plane showed a man, wearing nothing but shorts, being carried down the aisle as Garda officers took him into custody
A video, filmed on Snapchatappeared to make the man scream as he was taken off the plane.
The passenger who filmed the clip captioned it: “Tenerife, then it’s Ireland.”
A Garda spokesperson said: ‘Gardaí attached to Shannon Airport have arrested a man in his 20s following an incident on board an aircraft which diverted to Shannon Airport earlier on Wednesday evening 12 June 2024 at approximately 5.30pm.
‘Gardaí encountered the aircraft and arrested the man under the Non-Fatal Offenses Against the Person Act, 1997. He is currently being held under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in County Clare.
“Investigations are underway.”
A Jet2 spokesperson told the Sun: ‘We can confirm that flight LS155 from Glasgow to Tenerife was diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon so that police could offload a disruptive passenger.’
Jet2 has been contacted for comment.
