Easyjet flight EZY34TV left Manchester just after 7am on Friday and was due to land at 12.35pm in Tenerife, according to flight tracker FlightRadar24.
Yet holidaymakers found themselves experiencing hours-long delays as the flight was diverted to Lanzorate, 100 miles east of the island.
Spanish air traffic controllers said national police had been called to meet the plane because of the ‘possibility of assaults’.
‘The crew of a flight from Manchester to Tenerife South has informed us of the presence of eight violent passengers on board,’ Controladores Aéreos posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
‘Given the possibility of attacks, they have requested a detour to Lanzarote.’
Air traffic controllers assisted the pilot reach his unscheduled location.
‘A police presence on arrival was coordinated. We reiterate our support for aircrews and passengers who have to endure these situations,’ the declaration included.
Four ‘drunk’ guys have actually been reported to the Spanish Air Safety and Security Agency (AESA), a civil air travel authority which can fine the riders, La Provincia reported.
Citing sources from the nationwide cops, the guys are thought to have actually almost triggered a battle mid-flight triggering the worried team to call air traffic control service in the Canary Islands to encourage.
After the aircraft reached Lanzarote at 1.25 pm, the guys complied with cops.
The guys, pilot, cabin team and travelers offered declarations to officers, with cops grievances sent out to air travel security authorities.
If authorities fine the travelers, they might deal with paying up to ₤40,000 in addition to face more fines from the airline company.
The aircraft was back in the air more than an hour later on previously landing lastly getting here in Tenerife at 2.20 pm, FlightRadar24 stated.
An easyJet representative informedMetro co.uk: ‘easyJet can validate that flight EZY2011 from Manchester to Tenerife on 29 September was diverted to Lanzarote where the airplane was fulfilled by cops due to travelers acting disruptively onboard. The flight then continued toTenerife
‘easyJet’ s cabin team are trained to evaluate and assess all circumstances and to act rapidly and properly to make sure that the security of the flight and other travelers is not jeopardized at any time.
‘Whilst such occurrences are unusual we take them extremely seriously and do not endure violent or threatening behaviour towards our team or other travelers. We wants to apologise to the other travelers for any trouble triggered.
‘The safety and wellbeing of our passengers, crew and ground agents is always easyJet’ s concern.’
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