A couple of easyJet passengers have been lifted by authorities in France after “behaving disruptively” whilst flying from Belfast to Lyon.
The pair boarded the 10.30am on Wednesday December 9 from Belfast International airport, scheduled directly to Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport.
However, at around 1.30pm local time, when the aircraft landed, the two passengers were arrested by French police.
easyJet have issued a statement confirming the behaviour of both passengers and said that although incidents such as this were “rare”, they do not tolerate “abusive or threatening behaviour towards staff”.
At this point it is unknown if the travellers have made it back to Northern Ireland, according to Belfast Live.
An easyJet spokesperson said: “We can confirm that police met flight EZY6735 from Belfast to Lyon yesterday on arrival and arrested two passengers who were behaving disruptively onboard.
“Our cabin and ground crew are trained to assess 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.
“Whilst such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour towards our staff.
“The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always our highest priority.”
