A PACKED plane erupted into cheers as a “disgraceful” passenger was hauled off a diverted Scots Jet2 flight by cops.
Flight LS727 took off from Edinburgh yesterday morning taking excited holidaymakers to Tenerife.
The pilots were forced to divert the plane to Portugal because of a disruptive passenger.
Other passengers told how the mid-air lout kicked off and was threatening the crew onboard.
Pilots landed the plane at Porto Santo airport in Portugal where cops were waiting.
The man was walking the aisle as cabin crew tried to get him to return to his seat.
There were shouts of “yes” as five cops boarded the plane.
Others at the back of the plane cheered as the man was surrounded by officers.
The passenger even tried to put one arm around one of the cops as they walked him off the plane.
The rest of the passengers applauded and cheered again as two Portuguese policemen put the man’s arms behind his back and marched him down the stairs.
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The rest of the tourists shouted mocking comments at him as he was hauled off.
One shouted: “Have a nice journey back!”
Another said: “Just ruined everyone’s holiday, well done.”
One shared a video of the incident on social media and captioned the post: “What a start to our holiday!
“Jet2 staff handled the situation very well. Walking up and down the aisle during landing and threatening the staff.”
Jet2 slammed the passenger for his “disgraceful” behaviour and confirmed the flight made its way to Tenerife as soon as he was removed.
The incident has seen him banned from flying with Jet2 for LIFE.
A spokesperson for the airline said: “Flight LS727 from Edinburgh to Tenerife diverted to Porto Santo yesterday so that police could offload a disruptive passenger.
“The passenger in question behaved in a disgraceful fashion, and as a family-friendly airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to such behaviour.
“Our colleagues and customers should never be subjected to this type of behaviour and we would like to thank our crew for the way they dealt with this difficult situation.
“We will fully support the authorities with any subsequent investigation and we will not hesitate to recover any losses incurred as a result of this divert.
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“We are pleased to say that the flight continued to Tenerife and we wish everyone onboard a lovely holiday.”
Portugal’s Polícia de Segurança Pública has been approached for comment.
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