Last Saturday, 20 April, passengers on an easyJet flight to Turkey (U2 2385 operated by Airbus A320 reg. G-EZUN) witnessed a scene that was quite violent. As the plane was preparing to land at Antalya Airport, around 20:15 local time, a Scotsman from Edinburgh began to show aggression. Starting to utter insulting remarks towards another passenger, he suddenly rose from his seat and attempted to strike a Turkish policeman as well as a member of the cabin crew.
Newspaper The Mirror reports that while passengers were in shock, the man tried to force his way past the crew who were trying to restrain the man wearing a Celtic football team jersey. As he was falling to the ground, the Scotsman began punching a person lying on the floor. Faced with the surreal scene, one passenger began to scream while another tried to reassure her frightened child.
A fight broke out on an #easyJet flight from #Edinburgh to #Antalya, on April 20. When the aircraft landed at Antalya Airport, police were called on board.The passenger hit another passenger, and then he hit the police officer too.
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— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) April 22, 2024
The airline quickly responded to the situation through a statement to The Mirror: “easyJet can confirm that police attended a flight to Antalya on April 20 upon arrival due to the disruptive behaviour of a passenger on board,” said the spokesperson. “easyJet crew are trained to assess all situations and act swiftly and appropriately to ensure the safety of passengers is never compromised at any time,” the spokesperson added. “While such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate any abusive or threatening behaviour. The safety and well-being of all our customers and crew are always our top priority.”
Easyjet passengers in horror as man throws punches after flight lands in Turkeyhttps://t.co/VDah5yALWx pic.twitter.com/yCk3xVkG5w
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 21, 2024
