Rowdy stag-do forces Ryanair flight to divert before they’re dragged off by armed police

A rowdy British stag-do forced a Benidorm-bound Ryanair flight to land in France before being dragged from their seats by police.

Footage shows a swearing man grappling with armed officers before being led off the plane as passengers cheer and sing ‘cheerio, cheerio, cheerio’.

The flight from London Luton to Alicante on Friday was forced to land in Toulouse after ‘a small group of passengers became disruptive onboard,’ Ryanair said.

Several men are seen being hauled from the plane by French gendarmerie in the video, which has racked up hundreds of thousands of views.

When French police board the plane the first two go quietly, but things escalate when officers approach a tattooed man wearing a baseball cap.

Chaos ensues – with police grappling with the man who is launched across the aisle towards the passengers opposite.

Shocked passengers gasp at the unfolding scene, with many whipping out their phones to record the spectacle.

Over the loudspeakers, a flight attendant can be heard trying to calm the growing chaos, urging people to remain in their seats.

The tattooed man can be heard screaming ‘get off my f****** neck’ before eventually being led away.

Passengers are then heard cheering the police, with some caling out ‘cheers’ as they depart.

One social media user, whose friend was reportedly on the plane, claimed the ejected holidaymakers left the stag all on his own.

Ryanair said it had a ‘strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct’ and that it was now ‘a matter for local police’.

The incident won’t do Brits abroad reputation any good – especially after a similar incident earlier this month.

Police ejected members of a British stag from a ‘carnage’ flight – again to Alicante – on Thursday, September 4.

Flight FR9079 from Leeds Bradford to Alicante, Spain, was met by the Guardia Civil after touching down at Alicante Airport.

According to Ryanair, cabin crew had called ahead for police assistance after the passengers ‘became disruptive onboard’.

Footage shows local police wrestling a man off the plane as passengers shout ‘get off the f******plane’.

British holidaymakers’ boozy behaviour was so bad that, until 2021, the Foreign Office regularly produced ‘British Behaviour Abroad’ reports.

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