'˜Violent' passengers force Edinburgh-Pathos flight to divert

Passengers seeking sun in Cyprus have been ended up in Poland after two men behaved violently towards flight crew aboard an Easyjet flight.

The Cyprus-bound easyJet flight was diverted to Poland. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

The flight left Edinburgh at 3.20pm today bound for Paphos but was diverted to Krakow airport after two men started behaving in a threatening manner towards the crew.

A passenger described the men as being violent and resulting in crew members feeling threatened.

Easyjet apologised to passengers stating the unscheduled stop off was “due to a passenger incident”.

Both men are believed to have been arrested by the Polish authorities.

A spokesman told passengers: “We plan to fly to you to Cyprus (Paphos) when this incident has been resolved.”

According to the airline’s tracker, a new flight is scheduled for 7.45pm, expected to arrive in Paphos at 11.25pm.