Police statement as man faces prison after Ryanair flight forced to emergency land in France

In the last day, you’ve definitely seen the videos of a group of men appearing to be dragged off a Ryanair flight by police. At the time, video captions explained the plane was from London Luton to Alicante in Spain, and had been forced to emergency land. Now, more details surrounding what happened have been released.

The flight in question had to emergency land in Toulouse, France, and now those involved are said to be facing jail time. It’s been reported it was a group on a stag do, who were on the plane drunk and had attempted to open the doors on the plane.

According to The Sun, the group “started fighting several times” before the plane emergency landed, and a man was escorted off. He now faces up to five years in prison after reportedly attempting to open the plane door mid-flight.

It’s been alleged he was drunk at the time, and had been warned about his behaviour by cabin crew, multiple times.

🚨NEWS: Ryanair flight to Alicante, Spain makes EMERGENCY LANDING after drunk British passengers start fighting.

The plane landed in Toulouse, France

When the Gendarmerie started arresting the group, this man decided to have a go 🥊💥 pic.twitter.com/4ITQxAIEup

— Basil the Great (@Basil_TGMD) September 28, 2025

‘It was terrifying for everybody’

Police are reported to have said: “He was next to an emergency door, and trying to open it. It was terrifying for everybody else on the flight. The pilot had no other option except to land the plane.”

The man was removed from the plane, but his blood alcohol level was so high it was a “number of hours” before he was in a state to be spoken to. It was added: “He was very drunk and taken to a Border Police cell to sober up.”

Four others were removed, but it’s not yet clear if they face any charges. It has been confirmed that once the group were off the plane, it took off again to fly to its original end destination.

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A Ryanair spokesperson said: “This flight from London-Luton to Alicante was diverted to Toulouse after several passengers disrupted the flight. The crew then requested the intervention of the police, who met the plane upon arrival at Toulouse airport and disembarked these passengers before the flight returned to its original destination.

“Ryanair has a zero-tolerance policy for unacceptable passenger behaviour and will continue to take strict measures to address it, ensuring all passengers and crew have a smooth and enjoyable journey, without unnecessary disruption”.

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