The flight was forced to divert to Bulgaria
An Aer Lingus plane takes off. The airline is defending its sacking of pilot Tom O’Riordan. Stock image: PA
A drunk passenger on board an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Turkey was involved in a violent air-rage incident, forcing the pilot to divert the plane to Bulgaria.
The middle-aged man, who was travelling with his wife and children on October 11, appeared to be “a little drunk and boisterous” when he boarded his flight to Izmir.