A disruptive airline passenger caused chaos on an easyJet flight from Birmingham to Tenerife by urinating in the aisle. This led to a mid-air emergency, and the crew requested urgent police assistance upon landing after other passengers became “abusive”.
The incident occurred on flight EZY6607 on Wednesday, July 2. Air traffic control granted the plane priority landing at Tenerife South Airport, where it arrived just before 3.30 a.m. The Canarian Weekly reported that the easyJet crew had called for “urgent assistance” due to a”mid-flight emergency” and a significant disturbance onboard.
EasyJet confirmed that the passengers involved had become “abusive and threatening” during the flight from Birmingham Airport. Upon landing, police were summoned onto the aircraft to address the disorderly group.
An easyJet spokesperson said: “We can confirm that flight EZY6607 from Birmingham to Tenerife on July 2 was met by police on arrival due to a group of passengers behaving disruptively onboard. easyJet’s crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations. They acted quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers was not compromised at any time. The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority, and we do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard.”
The news comes just weeks after an easyJet flight was thrown into disarray by a raucous group of Brits on a stag do, and police had to intervene. The men involved allegedly engaged in vaping, excessive drinking, and verbally abusing the crew, much to the dismay of other passengers.
Despite receiving six warnings from the flight staff, the disorder escalated, leading to frustration among those on the Gatwick to Marrakesh flight as the pilot decided to divert to Faro, Portugal.
A witness reported: “The men were vaping in their seats and toilet, drinking heavily and to my opinion already drunk or close to when boarding. They were being abusive towards staff on the flight, and I think they had an undertone of homophobia toward the head steward.”
An easyJet spokesperson confirmed that the flight on May 19 was diverted to Faro due to disruptive behaviour and was met by police upon landing. After the removal of the problematic passengers, the aircraft resumed its journey to Marrakech.
The spokesperson added: “Our cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and acted quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers was not compromised at any time. The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority, and we do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard.”