A Jet2.com flight from Glasgow to Dalaman was forced to land in Bulgaria after a 29-year-old man became aggressive and had to be restrained by cabin crew and passengers.
The carrier will deploy an extra aircraft at the base to support the expansion
The individual from Glasgow showed "physical and verbal aggression" towards staff and has since been issued with a lifelong ban from the airline.
Jet2 said the holidaymaker behaved in "such an appalling fashion" the crew had no choice but to divert the aircraft to Sofia on Tuesday (2 May) so police could offload him.
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