A man in his 40s was arrested at Dublin Airport today after causing disruption on a flight from the US to Ireland and assaulting a garda on the plane when it landed.
The captain and crew of a United Airlines flight, travelling from Newark in New Jersey to Dublin, reported a disruptive passenger on board the flight and requested help from gardaí.
When the plane landed, gardaí from the Dublin Airport Garda Station boarded the aircraft and attempted to engage with the disruptive passenger.
The man in his 40s viciously assaulted a garda. Gardaí used pepper spray in an attempt to stop the sustained assault on the garda.
The man then fled the aircraft but was arrested a short time later.
He has since been charged with assault and offences under the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 2022.
He is due to appear before Dublin District Court this afternoon.
The garda who was injured is being treated at Beaumont Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
