This is the moment police board a packed holiday jet after it was diverted mid-flight from Britain to Egypt due to an unruly female passenger.
The woman, who has not been named and is thought to be in her late 40s, had been drinking for most of the flight according to eyewitnesses, with her family.
Trouble flared two hours after the Wizz Air flight took off from Gatwick to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
The woman swapped seats with another passenger on the plane and then became unruly, swearing to flight crew who had asked her to calm down.
Passenger Micheal Hands, 58, who was onboard the Airbus A321 with his girlfriend Catherine Roberts, told MailOnline:’ It was absolute bedlam, I’ve never seen anything like it.
‘This woman had clearly been drinking all flight and maybe the crew shouldn’t have carried on serving her as it probably led to her kicking off.
‘She was sitting behind me and then she moved seat but she wasn’t happy and started arguing with the cabin crew.
‘By this point we were two hours into the flight and somewhere over Greece and she kept saying ‘Call the police, call the police’.
A woman who forced a flight to Egypt to be diverted was escorted off a plane by police due to disruptive behaviour
The woman is said to have been drinking for most of the flight
‘To be fair to the crew they did their best but in the end it just got too much and the captain came on the tannoy and said: ‘If the unruly passenger doesn’t return to hers eat in two minutes we are making an emergency landing.’
‘Of course, there was some booing and jeering at the woman, but nothing happened and in the end we landed at Athens and the police came onboard and took her off – much to everyone’s delight.’
Flight tracking apps show flight W95777 taking off 20 minutes late from Gatwick at 14.26 on Wednesday afternoon with a scheduled arrival of 21.25 local after a five-hour flight.
Around two and half hours later just as the flight crosses into Greek airspace it carries on southwards towards Egypt before making a U turn and heading back towards Athens.
After a two hour delay on the ground while the woman is dealt with the plane then takes off and lands at Hurghada just over two hours later than scheduled.
A video obtained by MailOnline shows two police officers boarding the plane and walking down the aisle towards the woman, who is dressed in a black hoodie, as other passengers film on their phones.
One holidaymaker is heard to shout:’ Too late to cry now,’ as the woman is escorted off the plane.’
While another shouts: ‘Sorry, doesn’t really cut it,’ as she is taken down the aisle and the woman replies: ‘Shout your mouth.’
The flight was forced to make a U turn and headed back towards Athens
A video obtained by MailOnline shows two police officers boarding e plane and walking down the aisle towards the woman
After a two hour delay on the ground while the woman was dealt with the plane then took off and landed at Hurghada just over two hours later than scheduled
In another clip after the woman is taken off the captain is heard announcing the plane to thanks passengers for ‘their understanding adding they will ‘hopefully get them to the right destination as quickly as possible.’
Greek police and Wizz air have been contacted for comment.
In a statement to MailOnline, Wizz Air said: ‘We can confirm that a passenger aboard our W9 5777 London Gatwick – Hurghada flight on the 12th of March had to be removed from the flight due to inappropriate behaviour towards our crew.
‘This passenger’s inexcusable conduct forced this flight to divert to Athens where it was delayed for a short time before going on to the destination.
‘This then further disrupted the return flight from Hurghada back to London because of crew duty time limitations.
‘The safety and security of our passengers and crew is our number one priority. Wizz Air has a strict policy against harassment and passenger misconduct and will continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to ensure the safety and security of everyone aboard our flights.
‘Wizz Air will be looking to take legal action against this passenger due to the unnecessary disruption caused to our customers.
‘It is completely unacceptable that passengers who work hard to enjoy a trip away are negatively impacted due to one passenger’s failure to behave.’
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