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Sarah Scott

'Vaping' easyJet passenger causes police to meet plane as it lands

A 'vaping' passenger reportedly caused mayhem on an easyJet flight from London - prompting cops to meet the plane when it touched down.

Police in Belfast were called after the man - who has not been identified - was deemed to be "behaving disruptively".

It is understood the passenger had been vaping on board the flight, Belfast Live reports .

A spokesman for easyJet said: "Police were called to meet this flight in Belfast due to a passenger onboard behaving disruptively.

"Our cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time.

The man was reportedly vaping on the flight (file picture) (Getty Images)

"Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously and do not tolerate disruptive behaviour onboard.

"The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet's priority."

BBC reporter Clodagh Rice posted on Twitter on Sunday: "Police have been called to escort a passenger off an easyJet flight from London Stansted to Belfast for vaping on board."

It comes days after a mum after cabin crew told her to change her low-cut and see-through top.

Mum-of-two Harriet Osborne, 31, says she burst into tears after she was made to feel "cheap" when she was told her top was too revealing.

A source claimed some pass­engers complained to crew that they could see Harriet’s nipples, but she said she was wearing nipple covers and tape.

She said she covered up with a mate’s jumper but was not allowed back on.

Easyjet say she behaved "disruptively towards a member of our crew."

Harriet Osborne says she tried to cover up using her mate's jumper but still wasn't allowed back on (Eastnews Press Agency)

Harriet told The Sun : “The crew were horrible and made me feel cheap. This air hostess confronted me in front of the whole plane and said I wasn’t allowed on in that top.

EasyJet said: “We can confirm that a passenger travelling from Malaga to Stansted on 23 June was unable to travel due to behaving disruptively.

"Following concerns about her clothing crew politely requested that the customer wear an additional top for the flight which the customer agreed to.

"However she then proceeded to act disruptively towards a member of our crew.

“Our cabin and ground crew are trained to assess all situations and to act quickly and appropriately. We do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour towards our staff.”

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