Footage has emerged of the moment an allegedly drunk passenger was taken off a Manchester to Greece flight by police after it was forced to divert to Bulgaria.<br /><br />The Thomson Holidays flight was due to arrive at 10pm after leaving the UK at 7PM but was forced to fly to Sofia - landing there shortly before midnight Friday - so the passenger could be escorted off.<br /><br />Passengers can be heard applauding on the Heraklion-bound flight as the man is removed. The incident had reportedly involved a passenger drinking heavily, trying to smoke and threatening to start a fight aboard the plane.<br /><br />The airline later confirmed a "customer incident" in a statement - adding "the passenger in question was removed from the aircraft and met by police."
