Drunk passenger arrested on plane at Faro airport

The Public Security Police (PSP) detained a drunk passenger last Friday, after he forced a Jet2 plane destined for Fuerteventura, to make an emergency landing in Faro.

By TPN, in News, Portugal · 14 May 2024, 15:30 · 2 Comments

According to the Daily Mail, Portuguese authorities entered the plane, coming from Manchester, when it landed in Portugal.

Happy with the arrest, the remaining passengers clapped when the man was removed from the plane.

Seeing that he was being filmed, the Brit leans into the camera and says: "Hey! I'm doing this for Manchester, for Oldham." The passenger who filmed it thanks the PSP.

@dailymirror Ryanair flight from UK diverted to Portugal after 'mass brawl' onboard with one arrested #dailymirror #breakingnews #plane #airline #ryanair #airpor ♬ original sound - Daily Mirror

On Monday, Jet2 confirmed that flight LS997, which was flying from Manchester to Fuerteventura, was diverted to Faro Airport on Friday 10 May "so that police could remove a disruptive passenger from the plane."

The company also adds that the man was "banned" from travelling with the company "for the rest of his life" and is considering "suing him for the costs of the diversion".

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Comments

I hope they do sue, these idiots need to understand there are severe consequences for their actions.

By Lindsay McCaughey from Algarve on 15 May 2024, 06:32

This is outrageous. An EU country does not have the right to arrest a British citizen now that we have achieved Brexit. This passenger must sue the Portuguese police.

By Mark Barber from UK on 16 May 2024, 07:13