Glasgow EasyJet passenger charged after 'disturbance' on flight
A man has been arrested and charged after a "disturbance" on board an eastJet flight to Glasgow.
Police were alerted to the mid-air incident on a flight from London Stansted to Glasgow Airport at 8.35pm on Thursday, July 10. Cops were called to the airport after the airline raised concerns over a disruptive passenger onboard.
Moments after the flight touched down in Scotland, cops boarded the aircraft and arrested and charged a 34-year-old man in connection. He appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court the following day.
In court, he was named as Craig Brolley, from Glasgow. He was charged with three counts of assault, one count of assault to injury and behaving in a threatening and abusive manner.
Brolley was also charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft, acting in a disruptive behaviour and being drunk on an aircraft. He made no plea and the case was committed for further examination.
Brolley was granted bail with his next appearance in court to be confirmed.
Meanwhile, police say inquiries into the mid-air ordeal are ongoing.
Officers have appealed to any passengers on the flight - particularly those with dash-cam footage - to come forward.
Sergeant Nick McGlynn said: 'We're appealing to any passengers who were onboard the flight and may have recorded the incident on their phones. If you have any footage, we'd ask you to get in touch with police.'
A spokesperson for easyJet said: "Flight EZY414 from Stansted to Glasgow on 10 July was met by police on arrival due to a customer behaving disruptively onboard.
'Our cabin crew are trained to assess all situations and to act quickly and appropriately, to ensure that the safety of the flight and other customers is not compromised at any time.
'The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always easyJet's highest priority.'
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 3402 of 10 July, 2025.
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