The actions of a raucous stag do on an easyJet flight from Gatwick forced the plane to divert to a different country before the “drunk and abusive” passengers were escorted off by police.
Two members of the six-strong British stag party reportedly vaped in their seats and abused staff as they drunk heavily on board the flight to Marrakesh.
As a result of their actions the flight on May 19 diverted to Faro airport in Portugal.
Upon landing, the plane was met by eight Portuguese police officers.
Two men were escorted off, while the remaining four members of the stag party disembarked on their own, according to reports.
The flight then took off and completed its journey to Marrakesh.
“The four friends were annoyed that their two mates had ruined their trip," one passenger Arron told WalesOnline who first reported on the incident.
“The men were vaping in their seats and toilet, drinking heavily and in my opinion, they were already drunk or close to it when boarding. They were being abusive towards staff on the flight," he told the news website.
“They were being loud and using a lot of bad language despite children being on the flight.
“They were warned about six times, but every time the one man muttered when the staff walked away, making the problem worse.”
Another eyewitness said: “One of the men gave up and walked towards the exit when he realised how serious his actions were being taken. The other man stayed in his seat and was escorted out by up to eight police officers, four getting in the plane from either side.
“The flight steward was very good at his job dealing with this issue on the flight, he gave them many chances. I would call the guy a true asset to easyJet. His level of professionalism was on point even though a lot of abuse was aimed at him.
A easyJet spokesperson said: “This flight from London Gatwick to Marrakech on 19th May diverted to Faro and was met by police upon arrival due to a group of passengers behaving disruptively onboard. Once the passengers had left the aircraft, the flight then continued to Marrakech.
“easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and acted quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers was not compromised at any time.
“The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is always easyJet's priority and we do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard.”
