Man arrested after removal from plane on runway of Leeds Bradford Airport

A man has been arrested after being removed from a flight just minutes before departure from Leeds Bradford Airport.

The man is believed to have been removed from the Ryanair flight from LBA to Krakow on April 30.

Police received reports of a disruptive passenger shortly after 3pm.

He was removed from the flight and detained.

A man has been arrested after being removed from a flight just minutes before departure from Leeds Bradford Airport.placeholder image
A man has been arrested after being removed from a flight just minutes before departure from Leeds Bradford Airport.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 3.31pm today (30 April), police received a report of a disruptive passenger on a flight at Leeds Bradford Airport with the aircraft having to return to a stand.

“Officers are currently attending the incident.”

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