This photograph taken on February 5, 2024, shows EasyJet planes stand on the tarmac of the Saint Exupery Airport, in Colombier Saugnieu, southeastern France. A 26-year-old passenger of Portuguese nationality, suffering from delirium tried to break into the cockpit of an Easyjet flight from France to Portugal on August 22, 2025 evening, forcing the jet to return to Lyon airport, police and the company said on August 23, 2025. He was immobilized by other passengers and kept restrained until the return to the airport. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)
A passenger suffering from delirium tried to break into the cockpit of an Easyjet flight from France to Portugal, forcing the jet to return to Lyon airport, police and the company said Saturday.
The man was subdued by other passengers and restrained until the jet landed again, French police said.
The Easyjet flight, going from Lyon to Porto, had just taken off late Friday when the incident happened, the airline said.
“Flight EJU4429 from Lyon to Porto returned back to Lyon shortly after take off due to (the) behaviour of a passenger onboard. The flight was met by police on arrival and once the passenger was removed by police, the flight continued onto Porto,” Easyjet said in a statement.
Police said the man, a 26-year-old Portuguese national, underwent medical examinations that indicated he was suffering from airsickness and delirium. He was admitted to a French hospital.
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