Flight from hell after woman 'makes false bomb threat' before being tackled

May 25, 2025 Europe News views: 104

A nightmare passenger was hauled off a Ryanair flight from Tenerife and being tackled to the ground by security staff.

Footage circulating on TikTok shows the woman being dragged off the jet after being allegedly aggressive to other passengers and made a bomb threat.

The flight from the Spanish island to Prestwick on May 18 had to be diverted to Faro in Portugal after things got out of hand.

The clip shows rows of bemused Ryanair passengers watching on and filming as the woman is escorted off the plane by airport security.

The women is tackled by security staff at Faro Airport (Picture: TikTok / blairrmorr)

The distressed flyer,who told others she was from Prestwick,can then be seen in a second clip on the tarmac at Faro airport.

The video then cuts to a violent confrontation inside a shuttle bus.

The disruptive,now handcuffed,is approached and restrained by security staff and dragged to the ground.

Another member of airport staff walks past the bus and watches on the disembarked passenger lays on the floor as security staff surround her.

Passengers on board the doomed flight said they had been left terrified by the women’s allegedly aggressive and erratic behaviour.

Blair Morgan claimed to MailOnline: ‘The passenger made a [false] bomb threat towards everyone on the plane,along with saying she would “bottle” people with a glass wine bottle. 

‘She was assaulting passengers whilst being drunk and vaping up and down the aisle. She was also standing up on seats,and taking people’s headphones off and talking to them,threatening to hurt and bottle them. 

She was then led onto the tarmac (Picture: TikTok / blairrmorr)

‘A lot of passengers didn’t know what to do. Everyone was distressed and scared. It was really scary – it’s not something you really expect.’ 

According to Blair,she had allegedly been disruptive before take off,asking where everyone was from at the departure gate.

While he said that she didn’t appear to be drunk before getting on the plane,he described her as inebriated on the plane. 

But it was after the women,who was with her boyfriend on the plane,was pulled off the flight at Faro that she became particularly aggressive,Blair claimed.

‘When we landed,the authorities came onboard and arrested her. She was then transferred to a bus outside the aircraft,where she got even more hostile,’ he said.

‘She was kicking,hitting and spitting at the guards,and the glass on the bus doors. The guards had no option other than pulling her to the ground.

Passengers looked on the women escorted off the flight (Picture: TikTok / blairrmorr)

The plane then continued to Prestwick after the disruptive passenger was removed.

A spokesperson for Ryanair said of the incident: ‘This flight from Tenerife South to Glasgow Prestwick diverted to Faro after a passenger became disruptive onboard. 

‘Crew called ahead for police assistance,who met the aircraft upon landing at Faro Airport and offloaded this passenger before this flight continued to Glasgow Prestwick.

‘Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour,ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a safe and respectful environment,without unnecessary disruption.’

The Ryanair chaos comes after two ‘disruptive passengers’ had to be hauled off another Ryanair flight when a bust-up broke out.

The flight,on April 29,was due to arrive in Corfu at 10.40pm local time after leaving Manchester Airport at 5.30pm.

Things turned prickly when two passengers were sitting apart,then moved to be seated together.

A fight erupted and the crew had to call for assistance,according to the Manchester Evening News.

Video then showed the passengers being removed from the plane in Bologna,Italy.

Tourists were then able to continue their journey to Corfu not long after.

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