11 April 2024 , 06:55
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A plane from Manchester was forced to divert due to an ’unruly passenger’, leading to police storming the aircraft on Tuesday night (April 10).
The SunExpress flight, heading for Dalaman in Turkey, took off just before 7.30pm but had to change course when a passenger became disruptive.
The decision was made by the cabin crew to divert over 700 miles away to Belgrade in Serbia. Local police removed the ’unruly passenger’ after landing around 10.30pm.
The plane then resumed its journey to Dalaman. FlightRadar24 shows the aircraft’s diversion near Sarajevo and its circling pattern before finally landing.
A spokesperson for SunExpress stated: "Our flight XQ505, which was scheduled from Manchester to Dalaman on 9th April, had to divert to Belgrade due to an unruly passenger."
They told the Manchester Evening News: "Upon arrival, the passenger was removed from the aircraft by local police and the aircraft continued to Dalaman after the passenger’s disembarkation. The safety and security of our passengers and crew is of the highest priority to SunExpress."