Rowdy easyJet passengers kicked off plane to chants of 'cheerio'

There were chants of "cheerio, cheerio" as a rowdy couple were kicked off an easyJet flight to Egypt. Passengers also sang "na na na na, goodbye" at the disruptive duo, who had allegedly been abusive towards fellow travellers and cabin crew.

The drama-filled EZY3165 flight from Glasgow to Hurghada was forced to make an emergency landing in Heraklion, Greece, where police boarded the aircraft. Footage, which can be viewed above, shows passengers erupting with cheers and applause as officers escorted the pair away.

Holidaymaker Michael McLennan described the situation as "awful", as he told the Daily Record: "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."

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After the pair were removed from the flight, it continued on to Hurghada, where it landed at around midnight - two hours later than scheduled. An airline spokesperson 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.”