The situation got worse when the men started throwing water bottles across the cabin and soaking passengers, despite multiple warnings from the crew

The RCMP arrested four men from Manchester headed to a stag party in Las Vegas after they became so rowdy, the crew had to make an emergency landing in Winnipeg to kick them off the flight.

Greater Manchester Police say the group boarded a flight from Manchester to Las Vegas on March 24, 2018.

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After takeoff, crew members realized the wild stag group were disturbing fellow passengers by drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and smoking e-cigarettes.

The situation got worse when the men started having “water fights”, throwing water bottles across the cabin and soaking those around them, despite multiple warnings from the crew.

The men also allegedly exposed themselves to passengers.

Police say the crew told the group the flight would be diverted if the behaviour continued.

One of the men, 33-year-old Michael Ward, allegedly said, “You can’t tell me what to do. You are lower down the food chain from me. I am a 40K a year a builder. You are just an air hostess. Don’t try and tell me what do.”

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The men continued swearing and shouting at both staff and passengers which led the captain to divert the flight to Winnipeg — dumping 10,000 gallons (about 37, 854 litres) of fuel to land safely.

Upon landing that morning, RCMP arrested the four Manchester men.

“The actions of these four men were appalling,” Det. Const. Brad Howarth, of the Greater Manchester Police’s Manchester Airport team, wrote in a release.

“The group’s aggressive actions had no bounds, showing absolutely no consideration for the many children and families on board that had to endure their grossly unacceptable and offensive language and behaviour.”

In a statement to the National Post, the RCMP says it arrested five “unruly” passengers for mischief and causing a disturbance, but did not lay any charges.

“All five male passengers were arrested and removed from the aircraft and lodged in cells to sober up,” read the statement.

On Tuesday, the men appeared in the Manchester Crown Court for charges including being drunk on an aircraft and public disorder.

Scott Capper, 33, Craig Hopwood, 32, and Michael Ward will spend two years in jail while Daniel Howarth, 35, is sentenced to one year and seven months.