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A drunk Celtic fan punched police officers and passengers on an easyJet flight after ‘downing a bottle of vodka’.

Video footage taken onboard the plane shows a man wearing a Celtic football top angrily lunging at others on the flight from Edinburgh to Antalya, Turkey on Saturday.

It’s thought a fight broke out towards the end of the flight after another Celtic supporter called the man a ‘disgrace’ because of his drunken behaviour, reports the MailOnline.

As per a passenger, the individual had been consuming a Gold Ivy vodka bottle, later confiscated by the crew.

The video clearly shows the man, standing and leaning over the seat ahead, attempting to punch a fellow passenger and then proceeding towards the aisle to attack another individual, seemingly a Turkish police officer.

Multiple individuals, including the crew, try to hold him back, and one can even hear someone screaming in the commotion.

Other travelers, including kids, are witnessing the chaos, with some even capturing the incident.

Some parents attempt to comfort their kids, telling them ‘everything is fine, it’s alright’.

A fellow traveller described how, before the man assaulted the officer, he had been consuming a bottle of vodka he had smuggled on board. He had been trying to flirt with the women at the back of the flight near the bathrooms, while noticeably inebriated.

The witness continued, explaining how a flight attendant attempted to confiscate the vodka. The man protested, claiming he required it for ‘self-defense’.

‘As we approached the flight’s conclusion, he was incessantly loud and kept retrieving his bag from the storage compartment. The flight crew repeatedly asked him to remain seated. Finally, another Celtic fan called him out for his embarrassing behaviour.’

He attempted to combat the other fan, stated the passenger, while his companion tried to restrain him.

He aimed to hit the police when they arrived onboard after landing, he further mentioned.

The individual was removed from the flight by police and security officials which led to several passengers expressing their joy, the traveler noted.

He mentioned how his 12-year-old child was apprehensive throughout the fight and the sounds of several other children crying could be heard.

With a number of vacant seats towards the rear of the aircraft, some families relocated to distance themselves from the Celtic fan.

An easyJet spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: ‘easyJet can confirm that police attended a flight to Antalya on April 20 on arrival due to a passenger behaving disruptively on board.

‘easyJet’s crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the passengers is not compromised at any time. 

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‘Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour.

‘The safety and wellbeing of all our customers and crew is always our highest priority.’

In September last year Spanish police stormed an easyJet flight travelling from Manchester to the Canary Islands due to ‘eight violent passengers’ on board.

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