The man was carried off the plane by his arms and legs(Picture: BNPS)

A British holidaymaker has been given a lifetime flying ban with Ryanair after passing out in the loo for 30 minutes.

Spanish police wrestled the man to the ground after he allegedly became aggressive on a flight from Bournemouth to Tenerife.

Eyewitness Keiran Campbell, 37, said the man, believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s, carried on lashing out at a crew member after the plane landed and had to be carried off the aircraft by his arms and legs.

He took photos of the moment he was held down by the two police officers on the runway.


Mr Campbell, from Poole, Dorset, who was on Tuesday’s 7am flight from Bournemouth to Tenerife, said the unnamed man had been behaving inappropriately towards women in the row in front of him.



It is not known if the passenger was drunk.

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The man has been given a lifetime flying ban by Ryanair (Picture: BNPS)

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Mr Campbell said: ‘Some other passengers were moved forward from the back to behind us and said he kept trying to touch the girls sat in front of him.

‘I think it all kicked off because a bloke stuck up for them. He tried to fight him but then he passed out in the toilet for at least half an hour, maybe an hour.

‘It all calmed down a bit but kicked off again when we landed. The captain said the police needed to come on board and when they took him off they literally had to carry him off by his feet and arms.’

A Ryanair spokesman said he has been given a lifetime ban from the airline.

He said: ‘The crew of this flight from Bournemouth to Tenerife requested police assistance after a passenger became disruptive in-flight.

‘The aircraft landed normally and police removed and detained this individual upon arrival at Tenerife.

‘We will not tolerate unruly or disruptive behaviour at any time and we sincerely apologise to other customers for any inconvenience caused.’