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07 Sept 2025

Teenager arrested on Tenerife flight diverted to Shannon Airport

A woman in her 20s was assaulted on the flight from Glasgow to Tenerife

Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport

A man in his teens has been arrested at Shannon Airport following an incident on a flight to Tenerife.

Gardaí at Shannon said they "arrested an individual following an incident on board a aircraft that diverted to Shannon Airport on Wednesday, June 12."

"Shortly after 5:30pm, Gardaí were alerted following reports of a disturbance on a flight from Glasgow to Tenerife."

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The aircraft diverted to Shannon Airport, where Gardaí boarded the plane. During the incident, a woman in her 20s was assaulted.

A male in his late teens was arrested in connection with the incident under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.

He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in county Clare and investigations are ongoing.

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