'Snakes on a plane!': EasyJet passenger's 'violent' hallucination forces emergency landing

Sign up to Simon Calder's free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder's Travel email Get Simon Calder's Travel email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice An easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Portugal after a passenger "hallucinated" snakes in the cabin. The man, wearing a snake-patterned T-shirt, claimed to see the serpents slithering down the aisle, reported The Sun.

According to the outlet, the distressed passenger repeatedly screamed: "Snakes on a plane! We need to land!" around two-and-a-half hours into the journey. Flight EZY8705 from London Gatwick to Marrakech, Morocco, diverted to Faro, Portugal, after the "violent and abusive" passenger started "intimidating staff..



. Natalie Wilson.