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Evening Standard
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William Mata and Sami Quadri

Ryanair forced to divert flight from Morocco to London Stansted after 'mass brawl' between passengers

A Ryanair flight bound for London Stansted was forced to turn around mid-journey after a violent altercation broke out among passengers over seating arrangements.

The aircraft departed on schedule from Agadir, Morocco, on Wednesday, but tensions that had been simmering since boarding escalated into a full-blown brawl just 36 minutes into the flight.

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