Authorities eventually managed to restrain the violent passenger and remove him from the plane.
A shocking video has emerged of an easyJet passenger fighting with police and airline staff after a flight was downed in Turkey. According to sky news, The incident happened when the plane arrived at Antalya Airport around 8.15pm on Saturday.
In the video, the agitated EasyJet passenger, wearing a green and white striped Celtic Football Club shirt, was heard shouting: “You af*****gf***y” and making aggressive gestures at another person on the flight. , while punching the roof of the plane. The enraged passenger then jumped out of his seat and punched a Turkish police officer and a female airline employee as others tried to break up the brawl. Meanwhile, other passengers, including a little girl, panicked, seeing the chaos unfold.
Here is the video:
A fight broke out over one #easyJet Flight from #Edinburgh To #AntalyaOn 20 April. When the plane landed at Antalya Airport, the police were called on board. The passenger hit another passenger, and then he hit a police officer.
🎥©by Scott Johnston @HavaSosyalMedya#Turkeypic.twitter.com/WDyR5SN0ue
— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) April 22, 2024
Authorities eventually managed to restrain the violent passenger and remove him from the plane.
An airline passenger said the soccer fan was causing disruption throughout the flight, which took off from Edinburgh hours earlier. The witness added: ”The other boy told the guy that he was abusive to him [Celtic jersey]And that’s when he lost it.”
Notably, Celtic, one of the most notorious teams in Scottish soccer, beat Aberdeen on penalty kicks to reach the Scottish Cup final on Saturday. Other passengers also said that he was drinking throughout the flight.
Easyjet confirmed to the Daily Record that police responded to a flight to Antalya on April 20 due to a disruptive passenger.
EasyJet said: “EasyJet can confirm that on April 20 a flight to Antalya was attended by the police because a passenger was behaving in a disruptive manner on board. Passengers are not compromised at any time while such incidents are rare and we have We take the safety and well-being of all our customers and crew very seriously and are always our highest priority.