A SCOTS Jet2 flight to Cyprus was forced to divert to Greece because of a ‘drunk’ passenger, leaving holidaymakers stranded for hours.
FlightLS721 leftEdinburghAirport yesterday afternoon bound for Larnaca.
But the pilots were forced to divert the plane to Thessaloniki on the Greek mainland.
It is understood a male passenger was drunk and became disruptive during the flight.
Footage shared with the Scottish Sun showed Greekcopsboarding the aircraft and talking to passengers.
The man were reportedly offloaded from the flight by the officers.
A passenger told the Scottish Sun: “He kicked off because he said he was not getting served quickly enough.
“He kept pushing his call button and pointing at the staff.
“He started to become aggressive with crew and the other passengers who stepped in.
“He stood up and went to go for a passenger on the plane who tried to diffuse the situation.”;;
The plane was due to land in the Cypriotholidayhotspot at 10.00pm local time last night.
But the plane never left Thessaloniki until 12.30am this morning.
Tired holidaymakers reached their destination at around 2am.
The airline has been approached for comment.
Jet2has developed a reputation for being tough on drunken louts who causeplanesto be diverted.
The airline has banned punters FOR LIFE for acts of air rage and drunken antics onboard their aircraft.
And they have vowed to pursue problem passengers for the costs of the diversion – which can reach up to £80,000.
A passenger fromwas recently banned from the popular airline for life after an incident which bossesdescribed as “one of the worst they had ever seen”;;.
