Man banned from Jet2 after 'attacking woman' on Glasgow flight

Jet2's flight LS155 - which was travelling to Tenerife in Spain - had to divert to Shannon Airport in Ireland due to the alleged incident on Wednesday, June 12.

The aircraft departed Glasgow Airport shortly after 3pm and was expected to land on the Spanish island around 8.50pm, however, it was forced to detour to the Irish town at around 5pm. 

The airline has claimed the flight was diverted after Jay Dalziel acted in a "deplorable and violent fashion" on the plane.

The travel firm also described his behaviour on the flight as being "appalling and violent".

The 20-year-old allegedly began to show disruptive and aggressive behaviour shortly after take-off - with his behaviour escalating where he then reportedly attacked plane staff, as well as other customers on the aircraft.

After the flight was diverted, Garda (Irish police) officers offloaded the Motherwell man and took him into custody.

The force claimed a woman in her 20s was assaulted in the alleged incident. 

Following the incident, Jet2 has said the young man has been banned for life.

They have also confirmed that they will "vigorously pursue" Dalziel for the recovery of all costs incurred by this diversion - which will be a five-figure sum, Jet2 says.

After the disruptive man was removed from the flight, a standby aircraft and crew were immediately flown to Shannon Airport to take the rest of the passengers to their final destination.

Following the situation, The Garda confirmed they were called to the airport amid the incident.

Phil Ward, managing director of Jet2.com, said: “This is one of the worst cases of disruptive passenger behaviour that we have ever witnessed, and we would like to apologise to all colleagues and customers onboard for what they had to experience.

"It is a disgrace that hardworking customers, families and colleagues should be subjected to such appalling behaviour and we will vigorously pursue Mr Dalziel for all the costs that we incurred as a result of this diversion, as well as banning him for life.”

He added: “We would also like to thank customers and colleagues who helped deal with Mr Dalziel onboard, as well as Garda for their assistance in offloading him. We will support them fully with their investigations and Mr Dalziel should be prepared to face severe consequences for his actions.

"This event should act as a stark warning to anyone who thinks that it might be acceptable to behave in such an unacceptable manner onboard one of our flights.

"Thankfully, the overwhelming majority of customers enjoy their flights and continue to have a lovely holiday, and we will continue to work hard to provide our VIP customer service as always.”

An Garda spokesperson said in a statement: “The aircraft diverted to Shannon Airport, where Gardai boarded the plane.

“During the incident, a woman in her 20s was assaulted.

“A male in his late teens was arrested in connection with the incident under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.

“He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in County Clare.

“Investigations are ongoing.”