Three people were arrested and banned from travelling with Easy Jet after a mid-air rammy broke out on a flight from Aberdeen to London Gatwick.
Two men and a woman were nicked by cops in Sussex after the racially aggravated incident around midnight on Saturday.
The “loud brawl” is understood to have started mid-air between passengers with two of the men arrested on suspicion of causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.
As reported in Aberdeen Live, police officers confirmed one faces no further action, while the other has been issued with a community resolution.
The woman was arrested on suspicion of intending to cause harassment, alarm or distress on racial grounds and was also issued with a community resolution.
A police spokesman said: "Sussex Police received a report of an altercation between passengers on board a flight from Aberdeen to London Gatwick Airport in the early hours of March 19.
"Officers arrested two men on suspicion of a causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress, and one woman was arrested on suspicion of intending to cause harassment, alarm or distress, which was also racially aggravated.
"One of the men faced no further police action, while the other man and the woman were issued with a community resolution. All three have been banned from travel with the airline."
An EasyJet spokesman said: “We can confirm that flight number EZY871 from Aberdeen to London Gatwick was met by police on arrival in London Gatwick due to three passengers behaving disruptively.
“While such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously, and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour on board.
“EasyJet’s 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 safety and wellbeing of customers and crew is our highest priority.”
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