Ryanair flight to Ibiza descends into chaos as unruly passenger sparks mid-air brawl
A Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Ibiza descended into chaos after an unruly passenger sparked a mid-air brawl at 35,000ft when he refused to return to his seat during landing
A passenger became ‘disruptive’
A Ryanair flight bound for Ibiza erupted into mayhem after a massive scrap broke out between passengers mid-flight. Tensions exploded at 35,000ft during what became an absolutely chaotic journey to the popular Brit holiday destination.
Harry Watson was among numerous holidaymakers who witnessed the enormous punch-up at the rear of the aircraft. The 28-year-old revealed the main troublemaker refused to return to his seat despite the seatbelt sign being on, insisting he needed to use the ‘toilet’.
“Everyone started shouting at him,” Harry, from Northampton, told NeedToKnow. “As he went back to his seat and people were shouting at him – one guy was being very verbal.
The flight descended into chaos
“The lad didn’t like it so he got angry and violent towards the guy which caused a fight to break out. This happened multiple times. The lad started attacking the other passengers and had to be restrained a lot. There was then another guy that got up and hit the lad.”
The shocking fracas unfolded during a Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Ibiza on 5 October.
A female cabin crew member can be spotted in the footage desperately attempting to separate the brawling passengers. In the clip she can be heard yelling ‘sit down’ as the violent altercation erupted in the aisle.
The aircraft was preparing to land at this point – according to Harry, the fight disrupted the descent, leaving everyone thoroughly fed up. He said: “Everyone got very annoyed after a while, especially because the plane couldn’t land and had to go back in the air again.
Tempers spiralled out of control
“Police arrested and handcuffed the guy when we landed and escorted him off the plane.”
A representative for Ryanair said: “Crew on this flight from London Stansted to Ibiza (5 Oct) called ahead for police assistance after a passenger became disruptive onboard.
“Police met the aircraft upon landing at Ibiza Airport, and the disruptive passenger was removed.
“Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour, ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a respectful and stress-free environment, without unnecessary disruption.”
