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 .