21-05-2025
Police storm Ryanair plane arriving in Alicante from UK after 'five passengers cause mid-air chaos'
Spanish police have stormed a Ryanair flight from Newcastle to Alicante after five passengers began causing chaos in mid-air.
Air traffic controllers request police board the plane, a Boeing 737 flying from Newcastle International Airport to Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, after the five passengers began being disruptive.
The pilot was given special permission to land the plane as soon as possible, which it did without incident.
Local media reported that after the plane landed and cops got on to identify the offending passengers, each of them fully 'cooperated with the police at all times.'
MailOnline has contacted Ryanair for comment.
Alicante-Elche Airport serves several holiday hotspots on the Costa Blanca, including Benidorm.
Known for their sunny skies and cheap drinks, Spanish towns like Benidorm have long attracted Brits.
But with these long, booze-fuelled days in the sun comes the risk of conforming to the stereotype of the badly behaved Brit abroad.
In March, a British tourist was seen causing chaos in a Benidorm KFC after footage captured her hurling a napkin folder at staff and shouting insults over the state of her chicken.
Wearing a multi-coloured top and floral skirt, the purple-haired woman was spotted by another shocked customer as she launched tissues over the counter.
She was seen repeatedly grabbing tissues from the holder while yelling at a worker stood behind a wall in the fast food restaurant.
The woman picked up straws and other paper items left scattered across the counter as she carried out her foul-mouthed rant.
She can be heard shouting about the 'f****** menu' and appears to tell the staff member to 'grow up' in her fit of rage.
After picking up the last of the serviettes and straws, the woman decides to lift the entire holder before raising it over her head and tossing it over across the tabletop.
The worker can be heard shrieking in the background as the enraged woman begins to back out of the eatery, yelling 'you c****' while leaving the restaurant.
The post, captioned 'Only in Benidorm kicking off over chicken' raised questions about British tourist's behaviour on the Spanish seaside resort.
One viewer wrote: 'Tell me again why Brits have a bad rep?'
