Disruptive passenger leads to police boarding Ryanair flight at UK airport
Officers were alerted by the aircrew before the plane landed and took the woman, 29, off immediately
by Ben Hurst · BristolLivePolice were called to an incident on a Ryanair flight from Morocco to Edinburgh after a "disturbance" onboard. The flight, which landed in the early hours of Tuesday morning, October 2, was boarded by officers as a 29-year-old woman was removed and subsequently charged.
As reported by the Scottish Sun, the passenger was allegedly 'verbally abusive' to cabin crew members. It's also claimed that she sparked a heated argument with airline staff over lighting in the aircraft, which escalated and resulted in police intervention on the runway.
A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed: "We were made aware of a disturbance on a flight arriving at Edinburgh Airport on the morning of Tuesday, 1 October, 2024."
They added: "A 29-year-old woman was charged in connection and was given a Recorded Police Warning."
A Ryanair spokesperson commented: "The crew of this flight from Marrakesh to Edinburgh (30 September) called ahead for police assistance after a passenger became disruptive onboard", reports Edinburgh Live.
They continued: "The aircraft was met by local police upon arrival at Edinburgh and this passenger was removed. This is now a matter for local police."