On Wednesday, the easyJet airline flight from Agadir, Morocco, to Lyon, France, did not go as planned. An hour and a half after takeoff, the plane had to make an emergency landing in Malaga, Spain, because of the “disruptive behavior of a passenger on board” the aircraft, spotted Progress quoting the publication X (ex-Twitter) of Spanish air traffic controllers.
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The message indicates that the individual in question “ [n’obéissait] not to the instructions of the crew” and that a “police presence [avait été] coordinated with the airport” to welcome him.
The passenger was arrested by the Spanish police
According to information from the local newspaper, the passenger was arrested by Spanish police upon arrival. He was drunk and smoking on board the plane. The plane was able to take off again almost 3 hours late.