The airline described the incident on Wednesday as 'some of the most appalling behaviour ever seen on one of their flights'.
A 'violent' passenger has been banned from Jet2 for life after allegedly attacking cabin crew on a Glasgow to Tenerife flight.
The man, from Motherwell, became "disruptive" as soon as the flight took off from Glasgow, they said, with his behaviour escalating to the point of "fully attacking" cabin crew and other terrified passengers, reports the Mirror. Phil Ward, Managing Director of Jet2.com, said: “This is one of the worst cases of disruptive passenger behaviour that we have ever witnessed, and we would like to apologise to all colleagues and customers onboard for what they had to experience.
Garda officers confirmed to Glasgow Live a passenger was taken into custody. A spokesperson said: "Gardaí attached to Shannon Airport arrested a man, aged in his 20s following an incident on board an aircraft that diverted to Shannon Airport earlier this evening Wednesday 12th June, 2024 at approximately 5.30pm.
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