Flight staff onboard a Ryanair plane alerted Spanish authorities of disruptive passengers ahead of landing in Tenerife, with one passenger reportedly urinating in an aisle.
The flight departed from East Midlands Airport just after 6am last Monday and was due to arrive at Tenerife South Airport four and a half hours later.
However, during the journey, the crew requested police assistance once the plane landed at its destination as passengers were becoming increasingly disruptive.
Although it remains unknown how and to what extent the passengers were causing disruption aboard the flight, a source said that one passenger urinated on the floor along the middle of the aisle, Travel and Tour World reports.
Although it remains unknown how and to what extent the passengers were causing disruption aboard the flight, a source said that one passenger urinated on the floor along the middle of the aisle
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Ryanair told The Independent: “The crew of this flight from East Midlands to Tenerife (November 4) called ahead for police assistance after a small number of passengers became disruptive onboard.
“The aircraft was met by local police upon arrival at Tenerife Airport and these passengers were removed.
“This is now a matter for local police.”
Once the flight landed, passengers were scheduled to be escorted off the Ryanair flight by Tenerife’s airport security.
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Sharing details of the incident online, local air traffic control said: “The crew of a flight arriving from the UK to Tenerife South requested police presence upon landing due to an unruly passenger on board.
“We prioritised their approach by shortening the route where feasible and managing surrounding traffic to ensure coordination with the police.”
CEO of the budget airline Michael O’Leary has said that passenger disruption on flights has increased due to a rise in delays, while more passengers are consuming drugs and alcohol before travelling.
He told The Independent: “We are seeing record numbers. We and most of the airlines around Europe are seeing a spike upwards, particularly this summer, of disgruntled passengers onboard.
Britain’s biggest budget airline has been known to have several incidents during flights due to customers being under the influence
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“I think the real challenge is: flight delays are up at a record high this summer, so people are spending time in airports drinking before they board aircraft.”
He estimated that his company was handling at least one assault case per week, which would have been “almost zero” five or ten years ago, as he requested airports to limit passengers’ alcohol consumption before flying.
Britain’s biggest budget airline has been known to have endured several incidents during flights as a result of customers being under the influence.
During another instance in September, an Ibiza flight was diverted to Toulouse because a customer began to spit on other passengers and assault cabin crew after an attendant tried to take a bottle of vodka away from the offender.
