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A man has been arrested after an alleged assault on a plane heading from Glasgow to Tenerife which had to divert to Ireland.
Police in Ireland said they were alerted shortly after 5.30pm on Tuesday to reports of a “disturbance” on the Jet2 flight.
The aircraft diverted to Shannon Airport in County Clare.
An Garda Siochana said in a statement: “The aircraft diverted to Shannon Airport, where Gardai boarded the plane.
“During the incident, a woman in her 20s was assaulted.
“A male in his late teens was arrested in connection with the incident under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.
“He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in County Clare.
“Investigations are ongoing.”
The man who has been arrested is understood to be from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.
Jet2 said a standby aircraft and crew was immediately flown to Shannon Airport to take customers to Tenerife.
The firm apologised to customers for the delay and pledged to fully support the investigation.
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