Incident on a flight from Lanzarote to Galicia: a supposed UN diplomat delays takeoff

The passenger asked to be relocated to the front row but did not show the boarding pass so he was expelled from the plane

January 19 2025 (12:39 WET)
Updated in January 19 2025 (13:06 WET)
Chaos on flight from Lanzarote to Galicia

Passengers on a Ryanair flight experienced moments of tension last Friday when the commander ordered the expulsion of a passenger who refused to cooperate with the crew.

The incident, which took place on a journey between Lanzarote and Lavacolla airport in Santiago de Compostela, caused a delay of 40 minutes in the departure of the flight.

The passenger, who claimed to be a UN diplomat, requested to be relocated to a front row, but refused to show his boarding pass, which led the commander to prohibit him from traveling and to request the intervention of the Civil Guard to evict him by force.

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