Ryanair kick passenger claiming to be UN diplomat off flight after arguing with crew
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The man refused to show his boarding pass after demanding to be relocated to the front row. A passenger who claimed to be a United Nations diplomat was forcibly removed from a Ryanair flight by police following a heated row with flight attendants. Ryanair flight FR2001 from Arrecife airport in Lanzarote to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, was due to depart at 8pm on Friday (17 January).
After a tense exchange, the pilot ordered that the disruptive passenger taken off the flight and called the Guardia Civil to forcibly remove the man from the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Video footage from inside the cabin shows the man being wrestled from his seat by four police officers as frustrated passengers look on.
According to data from FlightAware, passengers on board faced a 40-minute delay to their departure for Rosalía de Castro airport, landing almost an hour behind schedule at 11.44pm. The airline said that local police are now investigating the incident.
“This passenger was removed before this flight continued to Santiago. “Ryanair is committed to ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a safe and respectful environment, without unnecessary disruption caused by a tiny number of unruly passengers.
“Ryanair has a strict zero-tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft for the benefit of the vast majority of passengers who do not disrupt flights. This is a matter for local police.”.
