A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been banned from Jet2.com flights for life after a plane from Glasgow had to be diverted due to his aggressive behaviour.

The passenger was on a flight to Ibiza on Thursday when he was caught with his own alcohol supply and started being verbally offensive towards a member of the cabin crew.

A spokesman for Jet2.com said his behaviour became so aggressive that an off-duty police officer stepped in to try and calm him down.

He said: "Instead, he displayed even more abusive behaviour including hitting out at the overhead lockers and making physical threats towards crew.

"At this stage the captain made the immediate decision to divert to Toulouse to protect the safety and wellbeing of the other customers on board, many of whom were families."

He said French police boarded the plane to remove him and he tried to head butt the officers.

"Jet2.com has issued him with a lifetime ban and will vigorously pursue to recover the costs incurred by this divert," he added.

Jet2.com managing director Phil Ward said: “We will not tolerate anyone who is verbally abusive and threatening on our aircraft. He showed absolutely no respect towards our cabin crew or fellow passengers.

"His actions were frankly deplorable and I’d like to thank the police officer on board who bravely stepped in to try to diffuse the situation and support our crew. He will now have to face up to the consequences of his actions.”

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "On Friday 8 July, Police Scotland received a complaint regarding the behaviour of a passenger on board a Jet2.com flight from Glasgow to Ibiza on Thursday.

"As a result of his behaviour, the plane was diverted to Toulouse in France and the passenger ejected. Enquiries are continuing."

Jet2.com’s ‘Onboard Together’ initiative commits the airline to a zero tolerance stance against disruptive passenger behaviour. So far more than 500 passengers have been refused travel and 60 of these have been given lifetime bans.