Passengers' screaming argument forces UK flight to Turkey to divert to Serbia: ... trends now
A flight from Manchester to Turkey was forced to divert to Serbia after an unruly passenger caused chaos on board.
SunExpress flight XQ505 took off from Manchester Airport at 7:30pm on April 9 destined for Dalaman, but circled over Serbia and ultimately landed in the capital Belgrade following the mid-flight disturbance.
Footage snapped and shared on social media by shocked customers showed how one man appeared to yell at another passenger, pointing his finger and shouting expletives.
A woman can be heard barking back and the pair went back and forth, with the volume and aggression increasing as other passengers tried in vain to calm the situation.
It is unclear to what extent the argument escalated but another clip filmed once the plane was on the tarmac in Belgrade showed how police burst into the cabin to haul one of the passengers away.
A struggle ensued and footage shows how the police officers bundled the unruly passenger to the floor before dragging them out of the cabin door.
Footage snapped and shared on social media by shocked customers showed how one man appeared to yell at another passenger, pointing his finger and shouting expletives
SunExpress flight XQ505 took off from Manchester Airport at 7:30pm on April 9 destined for Dalaman, but circled over Serbia and ultimately landed in the capital Belgrade following the mid-flight disturbance
Belgrade is more than 700 miles away from Dalaman, with the detour causing a two-hour delay.
SunExpress said: 'Our flight XQ505, which was scheduled from Manchester to Dalaman on April 9, had to divert to Belgrade due to an unruly passenger.
'Upon arrival, the passenger was removed from the aircraft by local police and the aircraft continued to Dalaman after the passenger's disembarkation.
'The safety and security of our passengers and crew is of the highest priority to SunExpress.'
The incident comes just days after a passenger who reportedly drank a bottle of Disaronno on a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Alicante was marched off the plane by police having forced an emergency landing.
The diversion meant the flight, which left the UK at 6:08pm on Friday, April 5, arrived in Alicante at 11:28pm local time after a 75-minute stop in Barcelona.
The journey ended up taking four hours and 20 minutes - around two hours longer than normal.
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