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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.
One of the passengers narrated that the man was consuming a bottle of Gold Ivy vodka which the crew ultimately seized.
The provided footage depicted him on a standing position, leaning forwards the seat ahead of him attempting to assault a passenger. Later, he advanced to the aisle aimed at assaulting another individual who seemed to be a Turkish cop.
Despite the numerous people, inclusive of the staff, attempting to harness him, the screams of at least one individual can be discernible.
The spectacle was observed by other passengers, amongst whom children were present, several were seen capturing the commotion.
Some parents attempt to comfort their children by telling them ‘it’s alright, it’s OK’.
A passenger recounted: ‘Before the man assaulted the officer, he had been consuming alcohol and had finished a bottle of vodka he had smuggled onto the plane. He also tried engaging with girls towards the rear of the plane near the restrooms, while in a heavily intoxicated state.’
The passenger further disclosed that an air hostess attempted to confiscate the vodka bottle from the man. However, he insisted that he needed it for ‘self-defense’.
‘Towards the conclusion of the flight, he was being very unruly, incessantly shouting and repeatedly fetching his bag from the luggage compartment. The airline staff repeatedly told him to sit down. Another Celtic supporter called out his disgraceful behavior.’
He then tried to fight the other fan, the passenger explained, while his partner attempted to hold him down.
‘Then police came onboard [after landing] and he tried to throw punches at them,’ he added.
The man was taken off the plane by police and security staff, at which point several passengers cheered, added the holidaymaker.
The passenger said his 12-year-old son was ‘stressed’ during the fight and several other children could be heard crying.
As there were a number of empty seats towards the back of the plane, some families moved to get away 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 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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