A man has been arrested by Portuguese police after the Edinburgh to Madeira EasyJet flight on Monday was forced to make an emergency landing in Lisbon, more than 600 miles away from its destination when a passenger reportedly claimed to have a gun on board.
The plane subsequently arrived at Funchal Airport in Madeira two hours later than scheduled.
A spokeswoman for EasyJet said: “EasyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time.
“We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
