Man Tasered on Easyjet flight at Gatwick in row over luggage
A man has been Tasered on an Easyjet flight that was due to take off from Gatwick to Belfast on Thursday morning.
The man began "behaving disruptively" after a reported dispute over his request to take two pieces of hand luggage on board.
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A spokesman for Easyjet told the Mirror: "Easyjet can confirm that police boarded flight EZY831 from London Gatwick to Belfast on 20 August due to a passenger behaving disruptively.
"Easyjet's cabin crew are highly trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time."
It wasn't long before fellow passengers took to Twitter to share the news, describing the moment it all "kicked off".
Man getting arrested on @easyJet flight home to #Belfast because he wants 2 pieces of hand luggage! I'll never mess with easyjet now!
— Niall Copeland (@NiallCopeland) August 20, 2015
Not even left Gatwick yet and it's all kicking off. A man just been tazered and dragged off the flight. Police now on board sweeping
— Johny (@johnycassidy) August 20, 2015
According to the Standard, a Sussex Police spokesman said: "A man is in police custody after being Tasered on an aircraft waiting to depart from Gatwick Airport to Belfast on Thursday morning.
"Police officers were called to the Easyjet flight shortly after 8am to reports of a passenger who was becoming increasingly abusive following a dispute over luggage.
"A man has been arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace. The aircraft was disembarked and police are taking statements from witnesses among the crew and passengers."
According to the BBC, the flight was delayed for over three hours, before finally taking off at 10.55am.
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