Police haul Edinburgh Jet2 passengers off flight in front of shocked holidaymakers

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Footage has emerged of the moment police in Germany boarded an Edinburgh Jet2 flight after it was diverted due to an 'incident' on board.

Flight LS781 to Dalaman in Turkey was diverted to Cologne on Tuesday evening due to what has been confirmed as two "disruptive passengers" who were later ejected.

The flight was forced to land in Cologne due to the incident as video footage shows the moment two local officers boarded the plane and made their way up the aisle to where the passengers in question were sitting.

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Shocked fellow flyers can be seen watching on as the flight later arrived in Dalaman three hours behind schedule after departing Edinburgh shortly after 4pm on October 8.

Information on FlightRadar24 shows the flight having departed Edinburgh on time shortly after 4pm. It was due to touch down in Dalaman at around 10.30pm but instead left Cologne at 9.30pm.

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A spokesperson for Jet2.com confirmed two passengers were offloaded for "disruptive behaviour" and the subsequent Dalaman to Edinburgh flight was also impacted, forcing the airline to offer passengers hotel accommodation and refreshments.

An airline spokesperson said: "We can confirm that flight LS781 from Edinburgh to Dalaman diverted to Cologne yesterday (Tuesday 8th October) due to disruptive passenger behaviour.

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"The flight departed for Dalaman after two passengers were offloaded by police, however the subsequent Dalaman to Edinburgh flight had to night stop in Dalaman.

"We have arranged for hotel accommodation and refreshments for everyone and will have them on their way home as soon as possible."