{"id":297459,"date":"2025-07-28T03:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T03:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/297459\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T03:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T03:02:22","slug":"terrifying-moment-easyjet-passenger-yells-ive-got-a-bomb-on-packed-flight-before-hero-pins-him-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/297459\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrifying moment easyJet passenger yells &#8216;I&#8217;ve got a bomb&#8217; on packed flight before hero pins him down"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Were YOU on the flight? E-mail lettice.bromovsky@mailonline.co.uk\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-2541\/index.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOM LAWRENCE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  11:03 EDT, 27 July 2025   |  Updated:  14:13 EDT, 27 July 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This is the terrifying moment a man stood up on a packed flight and told passengers he had a bomb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police have arrested a 41-year-old man after a disturbance on a 7am easyJet flight from Luton to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/glasgow\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ff08bd60-6af5-11f0-8877-21cdb8bc3a0c\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Videos of the incident were posted online and are now being assessed by counter terrorism police officers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The man is seen in the video stood up near the back of the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He shouted: &#8216;Stop the plane. Find the bomb on the plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Death to America. Death to Trump.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He is then heard shouting &#8216;Allahu Akbar&#8217; three times. A phrase which means &#8216;God is the greatest&#8217; in Arabic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8a5ea0a513276ee1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100675503-14944907-image-a-55_1753629798613.jpg\" height=\"994\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The man was seen at the back of the plane shouting &#8216;Death to America. Death to Trump&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A hero passenger from row 21 then tackles the man to the ground and held him on the floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another man sat on top of the man to restrain him. He said: &#8216;Sit down don&#8217;t move.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In another clip, people could be heard nervously asking &#8216;who is he with?&#8217;, &#8216;does he have his phone?&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The cabin crew could be heard announcing that the plane would be &#8216;landing very shortly&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Passengers asked the man if he had anything in his bag, asking &#8216;do you have a bomb?&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They then asked the man if he had been drinking or taking drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was quizzed by two men. One asked: &#8216;Why did you say you wanted to bomb this plane?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3857a9dd8dcae9fe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100675497-14944907-image-a-56_1753629803799.jpg\" height=\"917\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">After shouting he was grabbed by a fellow passenger who managed to pull him to the ground<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The passengers then managed to locate the man&#8217;s bag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The fellow passengers asked if he had anything in his pockets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another panicked woman said: &#8216;Check everywhere, not just his pockets, check his body.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They took his wallet and managed to find his ID.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A woman is then heard crying as she takes an emotional phone call with a loved one.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Upon landing in Glasgow, police were caught on video arresting the man, while he remained lying down in the aisle of the plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The officer told the man: &#8216;You&#8217;re calm now, are you going to be calm when I stand you up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-67fd613e3b749599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100674541-14944907-Two_men_stood_over_and_restrained_the_man_while_they_quizzed_him-a-52_17536297423.jpeg\" height=\"726\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Two men stood over and restrained the man while they quizzed him about his bag and whether he had a bomb\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Two men stood over and restrained the man while they quizzed him about his bag and whether he had a bomb<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c70449f05895b06a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100674647-14944907-image-a-21_1753626639829.jpg\" height=\"391\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The man was arrested after the plane landed in Glasgow at around 8am and Police Scotland confirmed counter terrorism were assessing the footage\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The man was arrested after the plane landed in Glasgow at around 8am and Police Scotland confirmed counter terrorism were assessing the footage<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The man replied: &#8216;I&#8217;m calm now.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As he is escorted off the plane, the man asks for his &#8216;phone and wallet&#8217;, which received a cold response from passengers who tell him to &#8216;f*** off&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some manage to find some humour and laugh at the man&#8217;s request, with one heard saying &#8216;it is like a comedy sketch&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A spokesperson for easyJet said:\u00a0&#8216;Flight EZY609 from Luton to Glasgow this morning was met by police on arrival in Glasgow, where they boarded the aircraft and removed a passenger due to their behaviour onboard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;easyJet&#8217;s crew are trained to assess all situations and act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other customers are not compromised at any time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always easyJet&#8217;s highest priority.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: &#8216;We received a report of a man causing a disturbance on a flight arriving in Glasgow around 8.20am on Sunday, 27 July, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Officers boarded the plane on its arrival and a 41-year-old man was arrested and remains in custody. Enquiries are continuing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;At this time we believe the incident was contained and that nobody else was involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We are aware of videos circulating online and these are being assessed by counter terrorism officers.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"linkButtonRowItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/gatwick-airport\/index.html?ico=article_topics_module\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gatwick Airport<\/a><a class=\"linkButtonRowItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/glasgow-airport\/index.html?ico=article_topics_module\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow Airport<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Terrifying moment easyJet passenger yells &#8216;I&#8217;ve got a bomb&#8217; on packed flight before hero pins him down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Were YOU on the flight? 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