Disruptive passenger forces Edinburgh flight to make 600 mile diversion
The easyJet service was bound for Madeira.
A flight out of the UK was forced to make a 600-mile diversion due to a disruptive passenger.
The easyJet service from Edinburgh was bound for Funchal in Madeira on Monday but had to land instead in Lisbon.
Reports that the passenger claimed to have had a gun on board have not been confirmed by the airline.
The flight was met by police in the Portuguese capital and then made its way to its intended destination around 605 miles away, delayed by about two hours.
The airline has apologised for any inconvenience caused to passengers but stressed it takes such incidents seriously.
An easyJet spokeswoman said: easyJet can confirm that flight EZY6957 from Edinburgh to Funchal on August 1 diverted to Lisbon and was met by police due to a passenger behaving disruptively.
easyJet's cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time.
Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously, do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour on board and always push for prosecution.
We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.''