Two 'disruptive' passengers were marched off a Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport to Malaga by police after the plane was forced to divert to Madrid.
Witnesses on board the holiday jet claimed at least one of the men was drunk - and told how he 'kicked off for no reason'. And they said two heroic off-duty police officers, who were on board the plane as passengers, were forced to intervene after cabin crew tannoyed for assistance mid-flight.
Ryanair said the plane continued on to Malaga from Madrid, but the incident led to an 80-minute delay for passengers. The airline apologised to all affected passengers for the delay, describing it as 'beyond our control'.
Images sent to the Manchester Evening News from a passenger on board show Spanish police officers boarded the cabin. A spokesman for Ryanair said the flight's captain called ahead to 'request for Guardia Civil assistance' on arrival in Madrid and said both passengers were subsequently 'removed from the plane'.
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