Jet2 flight from Manchester delayed after 'disruptive' passenger hurled off plane by police
Passengers on board had been expecting to jet off to Dalaman in Turkey just after 4pm
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A Jet2 flight was thrown into chaos on Thursday evening after police raided a plane to deal with a "disruptive" passenger.
Passengers on board had been expecting to jet off to Dalaman in Turkey just after 4pm this afternoon.
But after turmoil erupted inside the vessel, would-be flyers were forced to wait for hours on the tarmac in Manchester.
As they waited, police descended on the plane - hauling the source of the turmoil away.
Passengers languished for hours on the tarmac at Manchester Airport (file photo)
PAThe low-cost carrier said it took a "zero-tolerance approach" to the chaotic conduct - and apologised after police "offloaded" the disruptor in question.
A Jet2 spokesman said: "We can confirm that flight LS921 returned to stand earlier today (Thursday, August 29) so that police could offload a particularly disruptive passenger.
"We would like to thank the police and our crew for their handling of this matter.
"The flight departed after the passenger was removed and we would like to apologise to customers for the delay, as well as for any upset caused.
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Jet2 thanked the police and our crew for handling the situation
PA"As a family-friendly airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behaviour."
GB News has approached Greater Manchester Police for comment.
The chaos on board comes just days after another low-cost airline's delay left a Spanish family demanding thousands in compensation.
Their Ryanair booking had been set to leave Dublin at 6.25pm on August 15 - but the family of four were still on the tarmac some four hours later.
FR9187 didn't end up taking off until 10.40pm - with the airline pointing to local air traffic controllers' ruling that conditions in Spain were too poor for the craft to land safely in Palma de Majorca.
The family - mother and father Maria del Mar Vives Miro and Pere Josep Bueno Bauza, and their two young sons, Pau and Marc - slated their time on the tarmac, claiming there was "not enough food or drink" for passengers, and have now filed a sizeable compensation claim totalling some €1,600 (£1,350).