A holiday flight to Turkey was diverted to Manchester Airport after a passenger became disruptive.
Police boarded the flight and removed a 38-year-old, who was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage.
The drama started shortly after Jet2 flight LS123 to Bodrum in Turkey departed from Glasgow Airport at 3.26pm on Monday, September 21.
Trouble broke out about half-an-hour into the flight as it headed over the North Sea. The captain decided to turn around and make an unscheduled stop at Manchester Airport, touching down shortly after 4pm.
Police officers based at the airport boarded the aircraft and removed the passenger. He was arrested and now faces a possible criminal charge and a huge bill from the airline.
The holiday jet was able to continue its journey and it landed in Bodrum that evening with no further disruption.
A Jet2 spokesperson said: "Our Glasgow to Bodrum flight diverted to Manchester Airport on 21st September because of the aggressive behaviour of a disruptive passenger. We would like to thank our highly-trained crew, as well as the Greater Manchester Police who offloaded the passenger, for their handling of this situation.
"As a family-friendly airline, we will not tolerate this type of behaviour. Customers travelling for their well-deserved holidays, as well as hard-working colleagues doing their jobs, should not be subjected to this behaviour under any circumstances.
"We will be taking action to ensure that the individual responsible is held accountable for their actions, whilst fully supporting the authorities with their investigations.”
The airline decline to provide further details.
A statement from Greater Manchester Police said: "Manchester Airport based police officers were called to deal with an incident at around 4.20pm on Monday 21 September following a report of a disruptive passenger aboard a flight.
"Officers attended and a man aged 38 was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage.
"He has been released on police bail pending further enquiries."
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