Moment fists fly as British stag do erupts into brawl just after landing at Tenerife airport following onboard row
The appalling footage captured a group of men dressed in black stag do tops engaging in a violent scuffle after disembarking a Ryanair flight from the UK capital.
A member of the stag appears to strike a topless passenger, sending him flying to the floor and onto a pile of suitcases.
Meanwhile, another one of the stag do revelers then appears to charge at a fellow passenger.
Dressed in a grey tracksuit, the passenger is then dragged by the back of his jumper by another individual before he manages to make a quick escape, running cautiously away from the ensuing violence.
Following the public brawl, the topless man is seen to stand back up and walk away from the scene, while the group of men in black shirts proceed to gather up their luggage.
The footage was captured by a fellow passenger onboard the flight who wished to remain anonymous.
He added that both him and his friend had missed their intended flight and had therefore been redirected to the Ryanair flight to Tenerife.
The passenger said that he understood the vicious brawl had initially begun due to a miscommunication.
Occuring in June last year, the fight is said to have taken place after the topless passenger was believed to have exchanged words with a girlfriend of one of the stag do members, leading to a heated row onboard the flight.
Then, after disembarking the aircraft, the men had exchanged words, resulting in a violent scuffle breaking out on the tarmac in front of horrified onlookers.
MailOnline approached Tenerife South Airport and Ryanair for comment.
It comes after two 'disruptive passengers' were forcibly removed from a Ryanair flight after a fight on board reportedly got out of hand.
The pair had supposedly been sat apart early on in the flight, which departed from Manchester Airport to Corfu at 5.30pm on Tuesday, April 29.
But they later moved seats to be together and became 'disruptive', with reports of a fight breaking out on board, according to Manchester Evening News.
This forced the pilot to divert the plane from to Bologna, where the pair were removed from the flight by local police.
Following the brief stop, the flight continued its journey shortly afterwards and arrived in Corfu later that night - a few hours after its scheduled arrival time of 10.40pm.
Footage shared with the MEN shows a woman being carried off the plane by officers and attempting to resist them.
Video shows her being carried by her arms and feet down the stairlift, before being escorted to the police car and put inside.
A picture from inside the plane also shows two Italian police officers escorting someone from the flight as shocked passengers remain in their seats.
A spokesperson for Ryanair said: 'Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour, ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a safe and respectful environment, without unnecessary disruption.
'This flight from Manchester to Corfu (April 29) was forced to divert to Bologna after two passengers became disruptive onboard.
'Crew called ahead for police assistance, who met the aircraft upon landing at Bologna and removed these two disruptive passengers before this flight continued to Corfu later that same night.'
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