The flight heading for Antalya, in Turkey, set off from Glasgow Airport at 5.15pm on Friday.
A TUI flight from Glasgow was forced to make an emergency landing after a 'drunken' passenger caused chaos mid-air.
Footage sent to Glasgow Live shows the man being dragged off the plane by officers as hundreds of frustrated passengers watch on. As a result of the delay, holidaymakers arrived to their destination over five hours later than planned. "Two police officers boarded the plane and handcuffed him but he became unsettled so two more officers came on board. His partner was also removed from the plane to a chorus of boos as she gave everyone the middle finger."
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