Overview
- Reports and passenger video show the incident occurred on December 28 at Arrecife, Lanzarote, with officers boarding the aircraft before takeoff.
- EasyJet identified the service as flight EZY6648 from Lanzarote to Birmingham and said the flight continued after the removal.
- Witnesses said the man, wearing an Aston Villa T-shirt, had been drinking canned beer and chanting during check-in and onboard.
- Footage captured him arguing with cabin crew and police and shouting expletives before being escorted off by five officers.
- Passengers reported roughly an hour’s delay while baggage was offloaded and said the man’s wife chose to leave the plane afterward.