easyJet flight to Scotland diverted after ‘passenger attack’ as cops called to runway

It is understood one passenger was assaulted on-board.

An easyJet flight to Scotland was diverted after a passenger was “attacked” on-board.

The aircraft from Tenerife was due to arrive in Glasgow on Wednesday, April 29 but was diverted to Porto in Portugal, where it was met by police on the runway.

The EZY3114 flight was forced to take an alternative route due to passengers behaving in a disruptive manner.

It is understood one passenger was assaulted.

The aircraft then continued its journey to Glasgow.

A spokesperson for easyJet said: “Flight EZY3114 from Tenerife South to Glasgow on 29 April diverted to Porto, where police met the aircraft due to passengers behaving in a disruptive manner. The flight then continued to Glasgow.

“easyJet’s crew are trained to assess all situations and acted quickly and appropriately to ensure the safety of the flight and all onboard was not compromised at any time.

“The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority. We take any incidents of abusive or threatening behaviour very seriously and do not tolerate such conduct onboard.”

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