THIS is the moment a disruptive passenger was “dragged off” a plane after pilots were forced to make an unscheduled landing.
The Corfu-bound easyJet plane took off from Manchester, but was forced to land in Milan, Italy, where Italian police removed the “disruptive” passenger.
The Corfu bound flight was forced to land in Milan[/caption]
The disruptive passenger was dragged off the plane by Italian police[/caption]
Fellow passengers cheered as he was escorted off[/caption]
The video footage – filmed by a fellow passenger – shows police officers escorting the man through the plane.
Surrounding passengers started clapping and cheering, with multiple people being heard thanking the police.
A woman was also reportedly escorted off the flight after the man, holding a bottle of vodka as she departed.
She was not captured on video.
Passengers said the man had become troublesome throughout the journey.
A stewardess was attempting to restrain him; however, he reportedly kept “wobbling backwards and forwards” in his seat.
One passenger said, “We were about halfway through the flight, and there was a little bit of an obstruction at the back”.
“The stewardess was spending a lot of time back there, to the point she wasn’t leaving his side,” they said.
The situation escalated to the point that pilots had to intervene.
“The captain came over the intercom, saying they were going to make an emergency landing because of disorderly conduct and that there was an incident,” another passenger said.
“He was wobbling backwards and forwards.
“The stewardess was keeping him in his seat.”
Police boarded the plane in Milan and struggled to get the man out of his seat.
Passengers said the man “was on the floor and [police] dragged him along”.
“They tried to put him in cuffs and he was clinging to the staircase on the way down,” one person said
“The police were on the tarmac for a good 30 or 40 minutes. The same officers escorted a woman off with a bottle of vodka in her hand.”
Other travellers thanked police as the man left[/caption]
The plane was grounded in Italy for 90 minutes[/caption]
A woman was also escorted off the flight behind the man[/caption]
The plane was on the tarmac in Milan for 90 minutes before resuming its journey to Greece.
An easyJet spokesperson said: “Flight EZY2061 from Manchester to Corfu on September 24 diverted to Milan”.
“[It] was met by police due to the disruptive behaviour of a customer onboard,” they said.
“The flight then continued to Corfu.”
The spokesperson said the cabin crew “are trained to assess all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other customers is not compromised”.
“We take these incidents seriously and do not tolerate disruptive behaviour onboard,” they said.
“The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority.”
The flight continued its journey to the Greek island, Corfu[/caption]
