Glasgow easyJet passengers chant 'cheerio' as rowdy couple arrested after mid-air rammy
This is the moment Scots easyJet passengers chanted "cheerio, cheerio" as a couple who sparked a mid-air rammy were escorted off a flight to Egypt.
The EZY3165 flight from Glasgow to Hurghada was forced to divert to Heraklion in Greece after the pair allegedly became disruptive mid-flight. It is understood the two travellers were being abusive towards other passengers before turning on the flight crew.
The plane was due to arrive in the Egyptian city at around 10pm but the pilot made an emergency landing in Greece. Local police then boarded the aircraft and removed the couple.
Footage shared with the Record showed passengers on the rowdy flight chanting "cheerio, cheerio" and "na na na na, goodbye" as they were removed from the plane.
Holidaymaker Michael McLennan told the Record: "It was awful.
"They were arguing with other passengers for half an hour before the crew stepped in.
"They were being verbally abusive and threatening to the cabin crew. "They eventually announced we were doing an emergency landing in Greece.
The woman was told to sit down seven times over the tannoy as we landed but she kept getting up."
Images shared on the Flight Aware website showed the flight travelling past Greece before doing a loop and travelling back to Heraklion as the situation got out of control.
It's understood the two passengers were arrested by police in Greece following the incident. After the pair were removed the flight continued on to Hurghada, where it landed two hours later than scheduled at around midnight.
A spokesperson for the airline said: "easyJet can confirm that flight EZY3165 from Glasgow to Hurghada on April 29 diverted to Heraklion where the aircraft was met by police due to two passengers behaving disruptively onboard. The flight then continued to Hurghada once the passengers were removed.
“easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time.
“Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously and do not tolerate disruptive behaviour onboard. The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet's highest priority.”
Hellenic Police have been asked for comment.
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