Overview
- Ryanair crew on a Gran Canaria–Dublin flight issued a distress call around 19:30 Monday after a passenger reportedly turned violent.
- Guardia Civil officers who boarded the Boeing 737 were attacked during the intervention, with two injured and no broken bones reported by a spokesman.
- Local outlet Atlantico Hoy published video of the on‑board struggle showing the confrontation before removal from the aircraft.
- Kavanagh spent the night in custody at the airport and has since been released on bail, according to reports, as inquiries continue into alleged bodily harm and resisting authority.
- The Guardia Civil union criticized the lack of non‑lethal tools such as tasers, while spokesman Juan Couce said an officer’s martial‑arts training helped avert a worse outcome.