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A British tourist has been arrested for allegedly punching a fellow plane passenger in a mid-air rampage, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.
The Turkey-bound plane from the UK was forces to land at Thessaloniki Airport in Greece after the Brit, 35, began attacking a 41-year-old Turkish passenger.
Greek authorities said the Brit repeatedly punching the Turkish person, who underwent a medical checkup following the alleged attack.
The Brit, who has not been further identified, has been charged with interference of transportation, intentional injury, disobedience to orders and public disturbance.
He is expected to appear in court soon.
It comes just weeks after a Turkish Airlines flight en route to San Francisco was diverted to Chicago after a passenger reportedly died during the flight.
Flight TK79 departed from Istanbul just before 2:30 pm local time on July 15 and was in the air for almost 12 hours before the emergency landing.
The passenger first began experiencing a ‘severe medical emergency’ as the plane flew over Greenland, according to Aviation A2Z.
A British tourist has been arrested for allegedly punching a fellow plane passenger in a mid-air rampage, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing (File image)
In response to the passenger’s condition, the crew prepared to land at Keflavik Airport in Iceland.
Flight attendants performed CPR on the passenger, and consulted medical personnel on the ground via radio.
Despite the crew’s efforts, the passenger died in the air and the pilots reassessed an emergency landing.
Flight staff decided to land at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport, where medical personnel could handle the passenger’s body.
Since the passenger was already pronounced dead in the air, there was less urgency to land outside of US territory.
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