A BRITISH holidaymaker has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting an air stewardess on a flight to Majorca.
The 26-year-old tourist was held after the airline employee complained she had been groped in mid-air.
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He also allegedly touched two women passengers without their consent who decided they didn’t want to press charges.
Civil Guard officers were waiting for the plane when it touched down at Palma Airport yesterday from Manchester.
The pilot had radioed ahead to say the unnamed Brit, who was travelling with a friend and was drinking, had caused problems during the flight.
He is claimed to have been bothering other passengers, shouting and vaping while on board the Jet2 airline.
Well-placed sources said he had also allegedly touched two female passengers near their breasts.
Officers had originally intended to remove the troublesome passenger from the plane and report him for breaching air security so he could be fined.
But they proceeded to arrest him on suspicion of sexual assault after a British air stewardess on the flight said he had touched her up and made lewd comments to her.
He was kept in a cell overnight before being hauled to court earlier today so he could be questioned by an investigating judge.
Ahead of his court appearance his phone was confiscated from him after it emerged he had used it to take videos while he was on the plane, in case it contained evidence.
There has been no official comment yet from court officials in Palma.
But it is understood he was freed after the magistrate decided the allegations made against him had to be dealt with in the UK because the incident happened in the air and involved British nationals and a British airline.
The holidaymaker, who told police he couldn’t remember what had happened on the flight, declined to answer questions from the judge.
A spokesman for Jet2.com said in a statement: “We can confirm that police met flight LS869 last night to offload a disruptive passenger who displayed a catalogue of absolutely unacceptable behaviour whilst onboard.
“As a family friendly airline we take a zero tolerance approach to such behaviour and we will fully support the authorities with any subsequent investigations.”
A spokesperson from the Foreign Office told The Sun: “We have not been approached for consular assistance, but our staff stand ready to support British Nationals overseas 24/7.”
Last August, another British tourist was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting an air stewardess before spitting on her boss on a flight to Ibiza.
The 42-year-old was held by police after reaching the Spanish party island on a Jet2 flight from Manchester.
