A passenger was arrested by police and apparently tasered as a result of a dispute with staff on board an easyJet flight on Thursday.
The incident took place on a flight from London's Gatwick airport that was destined for Belfast just after 8am this morning, after a passenger became unruly in a dispute with staff.
A spokesperson for Sussex police said that the passenger was tasered and arrested on the flight: "Police officers were called to the easyJet flight shortly after 8am to reports of a passenger who was becoming increasingly abusive following a dispute over luggage", adding that he was arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace.
According to a passenger who was tweeting about the incident, the dispute was based around the passenger's luggage allowance, and that he was "insistent of wearing his man purse".
Man getting arrested on @easyJet flight home to #Belfast because he wants 2 pieces of hand luggage! I'll never mess with easyjet now!
— Niall Copeland (@NiallCopeland) August 20, 2015
All because he was insistent of wearing his man purse. He tried to insinuate that it was racially motivated https://t.co/Q2UpKMyXaw
— Niall Copeland (@NiallCopeland) August 20, 2015
A representative from easyJet stated that "whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously, do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour on board and always push for prosecution".
Via The Irish Times
