Man charged after disturbance on Jet2 flight from Edinburgh to Cyprus
A man appeared in court in Edinburgh after a Jet2 flight to Larnaca returned to Scotland following a disturbance on board.
Edinburgh, Scotland. A 32-year-old man was charged in court on Thursday in connection with a disturbance aboard a Jet2 flight to Cyprus the previous day. The flight returned to Edinburgh about 30 minutes after departure.
Court charges
According to the Daily Record, Gerard Buist appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and was charged with three counts of assault, one count of assault to injury, two counts of threatening and abusive behaviour, and one count of acting in a disruptive manner on an aircraft.
Flight returns to Edinburgh
Jet2 flight LS721 was travelling from Edinburgh to Larnaca on Wednesday when it turned back. FlightRadar24 data showed that the Boeing 737 had barely crossed into English airspace before turning around near Newcastle.
Emergency services met the aircraft after it landed safely in Edinburgh, and police officers apprehended Buist.
Jet2 apologised to customers for the disruption and said it takes a “zero-tolerance approach” to disruptive passenger behaviour.
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