Brit, 22, arrested after ‘fighting with passengers & crew’ onboard easyJet flight to Cyprus
A BRIT has been arrested after allegedly fighting with passengers and crew on an easyJet flight to Cyprus.
The flight was on its way from London to Paphos, Cyprus, but was diverted to Thessaloniki, Greece, late on Friday after the disturbance erupted.
The 22-year-old man faces a number of charges in Greece, including endangering transportation and passenger and crew safety.
The man appeared in court on Saturday to face the charges.
Along with unruly behaviour and fighting with fellow passengers and crew, it is also claimed a number of empty bottles of alcohol were found on his seat.
The man is being held pending a Monday appearance before an examining magistrate, where he will answer the charges or be given a few days to do so, with the detention extended until then.
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In a separate incident earlier this month a rowdy passenger was restrained with a seatbelt on a Ryanair flight, reportedly because he refused to stop drinking.
The apparently drunk man is said to have injured a passenger after a dispute with cabin crew escalated mid-flight.
A heated row broke out on board a plane headed to Lithuania from London Luton Airport on Saturday.
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Police reportedly boarded the plane when it had landed at its destination to arrest the unidentified man.
In an unrelated incident at the start of this month pop star Lee Ryan was arrested after allegedly going berserk on a plane.
The Blue singer is said to have been abusive to cabin crew and refused to sit when they would not serve him a drink.
Passengers claim Ryan, 39, became disruptive during the flight from Glasgow to London City, delaying it by 20 minutes as he was nicked after it landed.
One passenger said: “Never mind singing with Blue, he turned the air blue with his language.
“He became aggressive with the air hostesses once it became clear he wouldn’t get given alcohol. At one point he left his seat and started walking up and down the aisle despite being told to sit down — he even ran behind the cabin crew curtains.
“It was crazy behaviour.”
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In May this year horrified passengers watched as a brawl broke out on a KLM plane from Manchester to Amsterdam.
The Royal Dutch Marechaussee, who look after security at the airport, told The Sun Online six Brits were arrested.