Verbally abusive Ryanair passenger who claimed to be UN diplomat faces criminal case from airline

The Guardia Civil forcibly removed a passenger from Ryanair flight FR2001 - (Getty Images)

Ryanair has launched a criminal case against a passenger who claimed to be a UN diplomat whilst verbally abusing cabin crew on a flight to Spain.

The incident happened on 17 January on Ryanair flight FR2001 which was about to depart from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Santiago de Compostela on the Spanish mainland.