Furious French Ryanair passengers launch revolt and steal from the booze trolley after being faced with 24-hour delay following emergency landing

• Police were called when they abused staff of the low-cost airline 
• Rebellion said to have taken place on a flight from Rabat, Morocco
• It is believed to have started when a passenger became seriously ill

Furious French Ryanair passengers launched a 'barbaric' revolt against plane crew because of anger over a delay, it was claimed today.

Police were called when they abused staff of the low-cost airline, refused to accept instructions, and stole duty free products including alcoholic drinks and perfume from trollies.

The angry rebellion is said to have taken place on a flight which took off from Rabat, in Morocco, to Paris's Beauvais airport last Saturday week.

France's Metronews today reports that it all started when a passenger among the 170 people on board became seriously ill.

The crew had to divert to Madrid to deal with the medical emergency, meaning that by the time they took off from Spain again it was too late to head for Paris, where airports have night time noise restrictions.

Instead, the plane landed in Nantes, western France, where everyone was told they would have to spend the night.

The flight from Rabat to Paris should have been just two-and-a-half hours long, but was rapidly turning into a 24 hour saga - meaning tensions were high.

It was at Nantes airport that the trouble really started, with one baggage handler saying passengers displayed 'almost animal and barbaric behavior towards the plane, the crew and the ground staff.'

Police arrived to keep the peace, but they could do little to stop the passengers' disgraceful behavior continuing on the plane.

Cigarettes, food, drinks, perfume and 'anything else of value' was stolen, says Metronews, while 'uhappy' and 'especially disrespectful passengers' effectively took their crew hostage.

One passenger told the paper: 'I have nothing to reproach the airport staff or the police for, they were very professional.

'I am neither a robber nor a hostage taker. We were tired and annoyed by a mismanaged situation. We were thirsty, hungry, and had no information on our fate.

'We compensated ourselves by taking some drinks and food. After seven hours stuck in the plane, instead of two and a half, people needed to eat.'

Following a few hours in a hotel, Ryanair eventually provided coaches to Paris, where the passengers arrived on Sunday morning.

A Ryanair spokesman said that a 'flight from Rabat to Paris Beauvais diverted into Madrid after a passenger became ill on board.

'On arrival in Madrid, the passenger disembarked and was assisted by local medical services and the aircraft continued onwards to Paris a short time later.

'However, due to an airport curfew at Paris Beauvais the aircraft diverted to Nantes Airport. Passengers were provided with overnight hotel accommodation and were transferred to Paris Beauvais by coach the following morning.'

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