All news on the topic: Flight Diversion

The captain decided to return ‘due to the danger it posed to the safety of the flight’, the air traffic controller said

Flight crew members successfully subdued Joseph Emerson after he tried to disable the aircraft’s engines, and the plane was subsequently diverted to Portland, where it landed safely with more than 80 people on board.

The stag do was reportedly removed from the aircraft after their drunken antics led the stewards to call the police, with witnesses reporting that two men were vaping, drinking heavily, and abusing the crew.