Drunk causes havoc on flight to Glasgow

A flight from Fuerteventura to Glasgow had to be diverted to Santiago de Compostela airport in northern Spain in order to dump a drunk and disorderly passenger.

The man, who was reported to be Irish, shouted, swore and fought with flight attendants. Passengers were shocked by his antics and described his behaviour as abusive.
One person, who happened to be a retired police officer, and who had a good view of the entire episode, said later: “It was a very distressing experience. He came on the plane drunk and he then obviously just drank his duty free from the neck of the bottle.”
The problems began in earnest some two hours into the flight when the drunk, who was sitting towards the tail of the plane, began shouting loudly.
Cabin staff apparently threatened to restrain him with cable but that made him even more abusive and after about ten minutes the captain announced over the tannoy that he had decided to land in Santiago de Compostela.