Jet2 airline 'to sue' abusive passenger in Spanish court

Budget airline Jet2.com is to take legal action in a Spanish court against a Scots passenger who became abusive.

The airline said Jamie Ferguson, 21, directed "foul and abusive language" towards cabin crew on the flight from Glasgow to Ibiza on Monday.

He was arrested when the flight touched down on the Spanish island.

Jet2.com said it had banned Mr Ferguson for life and would be "pursuing legal action against the troublemaker in the Spanish courts".

'Growing problem'

Phil Ward, managing director of Jet2.com, said: "We are a leisure airline and it's our business to ensure that the families who fly with us have a fantastic start to their holiday.

"No one should have to put up with behaviour like this, and as such Mr Ferguson is no longer welcome on our flights and is banned for life.

"We will not be flying him home, so he will have to make his own way, at his own expense."

Mr Ward said it was important that the airline industry worked together "to eradicate the growing problem of disruptive passenger behaviour".

He added: "In this particular incident, we supported our crew members to return to Spain to begin legal proceedings and we will be continuing to discuss the best way to progress this action with the Spanish authorities."

Jet2.com is also calling for a national shared database of passengers who have been banned for disruptive behaviour, as a way for airlines to tackle the problem.