The passenger of an easyJet flight was dragged off a plane and denied travel after "behaving disruptively on board".

The captain of the flight wrestled a disruptive passenger to the floor seconds before take-off from Luton Airport today (12 June). As reported by The Sun, "the aircraft was taxiing to the runway when a drunk thug began butting the toilet door".

The newspaper also wrote "witnesses said the senior pilot raced from the cockpit before a passenger drop-kicked the offender".

A statement from easyJet said: "A passenger on Flight EZY2511 from Luton to Amsterdam on June 13 was denied travel due to behaving disruptively on board, prior to departure. EasyJet’s cabin crew and ground staff are trained to assess all incidents and act quickly and appropriately and we do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour towards our staff.

“The safety and wellbeing of customers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority.” ­

Quoted by The Sun, one person aboard Flight EZY2511 to Amsterdam said: “Two men were arguing at security. One was denied boarding for being too drunk, but his friend made it on to the flight.

“The guy who boarded was screaming abuse down his phone and threatening to fight passengers, before being moved to the front of the plane by crew. As the plane began to taxi, he completely lost it. He jumped up, demanded to get off, and sprinted full-speed down the aisle to the back. He started violently head- butting the toilet door, hitting it so hard he left a dent.

“The captain emerged and, alongside the flight attendants, wrestled him to the floor in the back galley. During the scrap, another passenger delivered a WWE-style flying drop-kick to the unruly man. After a ten-minute struggle, ground staff dragged him off the plane to a massive, collective cheer.”