New Delhi: A flight en route to the Canary Islands from London had to have an accident Unscheduled landing on Friday due to a quarrel between eight people, which led to a loud scene.
FlightAware.com data shows Ryanair flight 3511 departed from London Luton just before 8:15 a.m. on its routine four-hour flight to Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands.
However, tracking data reveals that the flight was rerouted to Faro, Portugal, and landed around 10:50 a.m., 55 minutes before its expected arrival in Arrecife.
The British newspaper Daily Mail quoted a witness’s account of a group of men who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, causing some female passengers to suffer.
The situation escalated when one of the flight attendants tried to calm the situation, but ended up pushing her. The pilot then issued a stern warning to passengers, stating that this behavior was unacceptable and would result in the flight being diverted to Portugal if it continued.
Despite the pilot’s caution, the chaos did not subside. Shortly after, it was announced that the flight would take off The Daily Mail report said the landing was emergency.
The Portuguese resident reported that the Public Security Police in Portugal issued a statement confirming their intervention due to “the presence of eight disorderly passengers” on the flight.
Upon arrival, officers encountered passengers “causing a disturbance,” engaging in activities such as “shouting and repeatedly hitting the cabin baggage lockers,” and “drinking alcoholic beverages and ignoring instructions given by cabin crew.”
The officers ordered the disturbing group to get down, and seven of the eight men complied.
“One of the unruly passengers became aggressive, refused to leave, and repeatedly disobeyed orders directed at him,” the Progressive Socialist Party reported. “As a result, the police were forced to proceed with his arrest and remove him from the plane, using physical force due to his continued resistance.”
The passenger faced charges of disobedience and resistance.
After the disturbance was resolved, the flight resumed its journey to the final destination.
(With agency inputs)
FlightAware.com data shows Ryanair flight 3511 departed from London Luton just before 8:15 a.m. on its routine four-hour flight to Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands.
However, tracking data reveals that the flight was rerouted to Faro, Portugal, and landed around 10:50 a.m., 55 minutes before its expected arrival in Arrecife.
The British newspaper Daily Mail quoted a witness’s account of a group of men who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, causing some female passengers to suffer.
The situation escalated when one of the flight attendants tried to calm the situation, but ended up pushing her. The pilot then issued a stern warning to passengers, stating that this behavior was unacceptable and would result in the flight being diverted to Portugal if it continued.
Despite the pilot’s caution, the chaos did not subside. Shortly after, it was announced that the flight would take off The Daily Mail report said the landing was emergency.
The Portuguese resident reported that the Public Security Police in Portugal issued a statement confirming their intervention due to “the presence of eight disorderly passengers” on the flight.
Upon arrival, officers encountered passengers “causing a disturbance,” engaging in activities such as “shouting and repeatedly hitting the cabin baggage lockers,” and “drinking alcoholic beverages and ignoring instructions given by cabin crew.”
The officers ordered the disturbing group to get down, and seven of the eight men complied.
“One of the unruly passengers became aggressive, refused to leave, and repeatedly disobeyed orders directed at him,” the Progressive Socialist Party reported. “As a result, the police were forced to proceed with his arrest and remove him from the plane, using physical force due to his continued resistance.”
The passenger faced charges of disobedience and resistance.
After the disturbance was resolved, the flight resumed its journey to the final destination.
(With agency inputs)