TWO drunken women due to fly to Glasgow were hauled off the plane by Spanish police after they attacked a steward.

TWO drunken women due to fly to Glasgow were hauled off the plane by Spanish police after they attacked a steward.

They were among 11 women returning from a hen weekend in Palma, Majorca, on an easyJet flight and the trouble flared when one of the party was told she was too drunk to fly.

Her friend then launched a vicious attack on the steward, which left him needing hospital treatment.

The pilot was forced to leave his cockpit and tell all the passengers on the plane it would not depart until the two had been removed.

The flight was due take off before midnight, but was delayed three hours.

The women, who have not been named, were hauled off the plane and questioned by police.

They were later released, but were forced to pay for their fares home after easyJet banned them for life.

One passenger, who asked not to be named, said: "This group were drunk and completely out of order. They should never have been let on the plane. They were all wearing T-shirts saying Leane's hen weekend - Majorca 2007'.

"It was obvious they had all been drinking heavily and they soon became rowdy.

"Everyone was shocked and upset by what had happened, especially as there were kids on board."

The rest of the hen party was allowed to stay on board, and the midnight 6994 flight landed at 5.15am, when it was met by police at Glasgow Airport.

A spokesman for easyJet said it was "a police matter" whether charges would be pressed.

He added: "One of our crew was assaulted. This incident was not pleasant for other passengers.

"We have a zero tolerance policy for this kind of behaviour and for assaults on staff."

It is the second air rage incident in a week involving a Glasgow flight. Spanish police arrested six men after a drunken rampage on a Glasgow-Reus flight last Tuesday.