Emergency situation in the air on a flight to the airport Tenerife South. This has been forced to divert to the airport Lanzarote due to the presence of eight passengers who were in a violent attitude on board the aircraft.
The flight is from the Easyjet company and came from United Kingdomspecifically from the city of Manchester. This has been reported by air traffic controllers through a social network account. xformerly known as Twitter.
According to the crew, There is a risk of attacks on board, which has made it necessary to facilitate a direct route and cut approach as far as possible. Police presence at the airport has been coordinated once the flight lands.
“We reiterate our support for the crews and passengers who have to endure these situations,” the controllers point out.