Flight diverted to Cork airport after female passenger became abusive

The flight diverted to Cork airport on Sunday night after the Captain determined the behaviour of the passenger was causing a breach of safety for other passengers and crew.

The woman, aged in her 30s, was removed from the aircraft by gardaí after it landed at Cork Airport. File Picture.

A flight from the Canary Islands to Manchester was diverted to Cork Airport on Sunday night after a female passenger became abusive to the crew and her fellow passengers.

A decision was made to land the flight from Fuerteventura at Cork Airport after the Captain deemed that the behaviour of the passenger, who is aged in her 30s, was causing a beach of safety for the crew and other passengers.