Ryanair passenger removed from Edinburgh flight after 'vaping in toilet'
A RyanAir passenger was marched off a plane by six police officers at Edinburgh Airport after allegedly vaping in a cabin toilet.
A 21-year-old man caused a two-hour delay to his flight after it is said he puffed on a vape in the loo before the plane was due to take off at Edinburgh Airport for Alicante, Spain.
Police are said to have stormed the aircraft and detained the young man on suspicion of breaching aviation laws, reports the Mirror.
Tristan James Walker, one of the passengers waiting for the plane to leave, filmed the encounter. The 39-year-old man claims the toilet's smoke detector was triggered, resulting in the lad's swift ejection.
Mr Walker said the man on his flight was bundled into a police van amid their delay. Authorities have confirmed the 21-year-old suspect has been charged in relation to an aviation offence.
Speaking yesterday about the footage, shot on July 3, Mr Walker said: "A young lad in a group happened to set the alarm off for apparently vaping.
"The pilot then came out after the air stewardess explained what happened, and then the pilot stated he would be removed from the plane. The young lad waited for over six police officers to come on board.
"He was taken off, he was very calm, didn't argue or anything, no drama. We then happened to bump into him on Benidorm's famous strip and he told us he just got a caution and was banned from Ryanair."
A representative for Police Scotland said: "Around 7.55 am on Thursday, July 3, 2025 were called to an aircraft at Edinburgh Airport. Officers attended, and a 21-year-old man was charged in connection with an aviation offence. A report was submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
Ryanair has been approached for comment.
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We previously reported, in a separate incident, that an Edinburgh-bound easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing at a Bulgarian airport after technical difficulties, with passengers reporting a 'disgusting smell'.
At around 9.55pm UK time on July 22, easyJet flight EZY3282 from Dalaman, Turkey, to the Scottish capital took off and was due to arrive at around 12.45am on Wednesday morning.
However, the aircraft was forced to make a U-turn over Serbia and land in Sofia, Bulgaria, roughly two hours into the journey following a reported technical issue.
EasyJet said that the plane was due to complete the remainder of the journey on the following day.
Karen, a passenger, from Drumchapel in Glasgow, claimed that the plane was diverted due to a "disgusting" smell.
She said: "Two hours into our flight, everybody started smelling this horrible smell. It smelled of a dirty nappy. It was disgusting.
"It clearly went all the way through to the cockpit because the pilot got on the tannoy and spoke to the whole plane.
"He told us that he had never smelled anything like this in all his years as a pilot and we would have to divert to Bulgaria so it could be investigated."
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