The individual is said to have become disruptive on the outbound leg of the airline’s Gatwick-Chania service on Tuesday (10 May).
A spokesperson for Wizz said crew reported the incident to authorities, who subsequently arrested the passenger on arrival. According to The Sun newspaper, several people were involved in a mid-flight fracas.
Crew were then asked to attend the airport police station to file the case, by which point they had legally reached their duty time limitation and had to rest before the return flight to Gatwick.
"Unfortunately, this meant that flight W95742 from Chania-Gatwick had to be rescheduled," the spokesperson added.
"The flight departed at 4.10pm local time. Wizz Air sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused, but the safety of passengers and crew is the airline’s number one priority."
