Overview
- Video filmed by passenger Ritchie Denholm on the June 16 Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Palma de Mallorca shows a man striking a police officer as officers board to remove him.
- The footage then shows multiple officers restraining the man, with one officer appearing to hit him with a baton‑like object and others holding him down behind a row of seats.
- Denholm and other onlookers told reporters the man and an accompanying woman were heavily intoxicated before boarding and that the crew had intervened during the flight until landing.
- News outlets that published the passenger video say Ryanair has been approached for comment but no formal statement from the airline or detailed police response has been published yet.
- The episode has renewed scrutiny of airport alcohol service, airline and crew protocols for handling intoxicated travellers, and the guidelines that govern use of force during in‑flight removals.