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Milo Boyd & Chloe Burrell

Ryanair passenger attacks woman on flight in row over face coverings before being dragged off

A passenger onboard a Ryanair flight was filmed kicking a man and pulling a woman's hair amid a row over face coverings, reports The Mirror.

The fight broke out on a flight from Ibiza, Spain, to Milan in Italy and saw a passenger becoming increasingly irritated.

Fellow passengers insisted to the woman that she must wear her face mask over her nose and mouth rather than around her chin, as is currently required on commercial flights due to coronavirus restrictions.

A heated argument then ensued before the woman proceeded to get physical with the passengers sitting beside her, pulling on one's hair causing her to scream.

The end of the clip shows her on her feet at the end of the aisle, trying to kick a man as cabin crew try to diffuse the situation.

The incident took place on Wednesday, May 26, with footage uploaded online over the weekend.

Ryanair said staff requested police assistance upon arrival after a passenger became "disruptive" during the flight.

She was eventually escorted off the plane by flight attendants, MailOnline reports.

A spokesman for Ryanair said: "The crew of this flight from Ibiza to Milan Bergamo (26 May) requested police assistance upon arrival after a passenger became disruptive in-flight.

"The aircraft landed normally, and police removed the individual at Milan Bergamo airport.

"This is now a matter for local police.”

It is unclear if the woman faced any further disciplinary action.

Ryanair’s website states that face masks "are mandatory in the airport and onboard your flight".

The company says: "Some countries require passengers to wear surgical face masks at the airport and onboard the aircraft.

"It is each passenger’s responsibility to check local requirements before travelling.

"If you are travelling to, from, or within Italy, this must be a surgical face mask or you may be denied boarding."

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