FLIGHTMARE
THIS is the moment police stormed a plane at Manchester Airport after a woman reportedly refused to put a seatbelt on her child.
The disruptive passenger was on board a TUI flight from Kos to Manchester scheduled to depart at 1.25pm on Wednesday.
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However the plane did not take off until six hours later because the passenger declined to buckle up her kid.
The pilot was then forced to abort landing and circled over the Peak District when the woman said "she was not going to restrain her child" again.
The aircraft landed six hours late at 9.46pm and the passenger was escorted off the aircraft by officers as one person in the video could be heard saying "absolutely disgusting".
"Before we took off, flight attendants went to check seatbelts and the woman said her child was terrified and they refused to take off," one passenger told the .
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"She eventually did it and we took off. When we were up in the air, everything seemed fine and there was not a peep out of them.
"When we came to land, the flight had already been delayed so everyone was in a terrible mood. Then it all kicked off.
"They went round checking seatbelts again and she was screaming saying she was not going to restrain her child and that she was terrified."
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A TUI spokesperson: "We can confirm that TOM2309 faced delays yesterday due to an disruptive passenger on board the flight from Kos to Manchester.
"The safety and security of our customers and crew is always our highest priority, and we have a zero tolerance policy to disruptive behaviour on our flights.
"The customer involved was met by police upon landing and escorted off of the aircraft.
"We'd like to apologise for any inconvenience caused, and thank customers for their patience and understanding."
The Sun has contacted Greater Manchester Police for comment.
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