Ryanair flight diverted to Toulouse after disruptive passengers

A Ryanair flight from London Luton to Alicante was forced to divert to Toulouse on 26 September after a small group of passengers became disruptive aboard, officials and passenger footage showed. French police boarded the aircraft on landing and removed several men, and the flight continued to its destination after the passengers were offloaded, Ryanair said.

Passengers and video shared on social media depicted a chaotic scene in which members of what passengers described as a stag party were loud, drinking and at times physically confronting one another and crew. Cabin crew called ahead for police assistance, passengers said, and parents on board had asked crew to curb the group's language around children. Footage shows officers restraining at least three men and escorting them off the plane amid shouts and jeers from other passengers.

Ryanair confirmed the diversion and removal of passengers, saying in a statement that the flight diverted after a small group became disruptive and that crew had called ahead for police assistance. The airline added, "Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct" and said the matter was now for local police.