Disruptive Passenger Removed From Flight Amid Cheers Following Violent Altercation Mid-Air

A passenger aboard a Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Spain was removed following a violent altercation.

The flight, which departed the Liverpool airport Friday morning, was diverted to Lisbon after one of the passengers became disruptive. After the flight landed at the airport, the passenger was removed by the police. The flight then continued its journey to the destination.

"This flight from Liverpool to Tenerife diverted to Lisbon after a passenger became disruptive inflight. The aircraft landed normally and the passenger was removed by police upon arrival before the aircraft continued to Tenerife," a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement to The Echo.

Speaking to the outlet, another passenger said as soon as the aircraft landed at the Lisbon airport, five police officers entered the flight and took the disruptive passenger away. Other passengers cheered when the man was being removed from the flight.

"Passengers cheered as he left the aircraft and someone shouted 'you're not so brave now then are you.' The stewards were fantastic and calmly managed the situation, all thanks to them," the unnamed passenger told the outlet.

Anthony Ainsworth, who was on the return flight, told the outlet that the cabin crew told them about the fight.

"One of the cabin crew began speaking to one of the customers on the flight. The air steward said he then became erratic and there was an altercation and a lot of blood splattered. They calmed the situation down and strapped him at the front where he fell asleep. They then had to land the plane in Portugal," he told the outlet.

Investigation into the incident was ongoing.

The incident comes months after a fight broke out onboard a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Ibiza after two men refused to wear masks. The passengers were taken into custody after the flight arrived at the destination.