THIS is the shocking moment a passenger is dragged off a Ryanair plane after sparking a bloody brawl.
He reportedly attempted to yank open the emergency door mid-air during the flight from Bournemouth to Girona, Spain, on Thursday.
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The plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Toulouse, France, so the troublemaker could be booted off.
Footage from the runway in Toulouse shows four cops carrying the bloke, who is lying limp and handcuffed in their arms.
They dump him down onto the tarmac as others stand guard.
The man – seen in a white t-shirt and orange shorts – apparently burst out with: “I want to go,” before making a beeline for the plane’s door.
Other passengers – realising he was intent on opening the hatch – jumped to stop him and a scrap followed.
The unidentified man allegedly spat and threw punches at fellow passengers before he was pinned to the floor.
A seatbelt was even bound around his legs to immobilise the troublemaker.
After being plonked back into a seat, he is said to have aimed a headbutt at a pensioner sitting next to him.
Other passengers broke down in tears and even suffered panic attacks in the face of his aggression.
One witness said: “The whole event was very traumatic.
“The man had gone into the toilet and then afterwards was trying opening one of the emergency exit doors.
“He then went to try the other shouting ‘I want to go.’
“That’s when a huge brawl started with a lot more than one man trying to get him away from the doors.
“There was a big punch up and he then finally got taken down in the isle and was pinned to the floor where they then managed to get a seatbelt extender round his ankles to stop him kicking.”
Fellow passenger David Malone said: “They started brawling in the middle of the plane.
“It went on for about 30 minutes and one guy was completely off his head, it took about three people to restrain him.
“It was horrible, there was blood everywhere there were people screaming and crying.
“It was horrible, disgusting really. It made you ashamed to be British to be honest.
“It’s sad really, I felt sorry for the staff. Something needs to be done about the amount of alcohol they allow people to consume at the airport.”
It’s understood the man had been fighting with another person in his group before heading for the doors.
After the man had been removed, the plane continued on to Girona, landing around two hours behind schedule.
A spokesperson for Ryanair said: “This flight from Bournemouth to Girona (4 Sept) was diverted to Toulouse after a passenger became disruptive onboard.
“Crew called ahead for police assistance, who met the aircraft upon landing at Toulouse Airport and offloaded this passenger before this flight continued to Girona.
“Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour, ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a respectful and stress-free environment, without unnecessary disruption.”
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