A 41-year-old male passenger aboard an easyJet flight from London to Glasgow caused a mid-air emergency on Sunday morning after allegedly threatening to detonate a bomb and directing violent threats at President Donald Trump, who was visiting Scotland at the time.

The incident occurred on flight EZY609, which departed from London’s Luton Airport and was en route to Glasgow when the man began shouting after exiting the aircraft’s lavatory.

I'm receiving reports that this one tried to bring down a flight from London to Glasgow this morning.

Screaming allahu akbar, saying he had a bomb and rambling on about Trump.Not seeing anything in the legacy media about this? pic.twitter.com/yDW9wFBjyq— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) July 27, 2025

The aircraft was flying near President Trump’s location at the Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire, approximately an hour from Glasgow Airport.

According to witness accounts reported by The Sun, the man began shouting “Allahu Akbar!” and loudly threatened violence against the United States and President Trump.

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“I’m going to bomb the plane! Death to America! Death to Trump!” the suspect yelled, triggering alarm among passengers and crew.

Footage captured on board showed fellow passengers swiftly responding to subdue the suspect.

“At that point, one guy managed to grab him from behind and pull him down, then everyone jumped on top of him,” a witness said.

“He was fighting a bit on the floor, but at this point, he knew he’d f**ked up.”

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Passengers held the suspect on the ground while others criticized him for the threats, describing him as an “idiot” for endangering innocent people on board in an apparent attempt to make a statement targeting the President.

.⁦@BBCNews⁩ .⁦@SkyNews⁩ no coverage yet of bomb threat incident on an easyJet plane this morning? I have full video available showing passenger take down and the man’s id as taken by a friend on the plane pic.twitter.com/SOTrAaKLng

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The plane made an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, where authorities met the aircraft and removed the suspect from the flight.

Police conducted a search of the aircraft and confirmed that no explosives were found. Law enforcement officials took the man into custody on the runway.

As police escorted the suspect off the plane, he asked aloud about his missing phone and wallet.

One passenger responded by shouting an expletive, prompting laughter throughout the cabin.

In a public statement, Police Scotland confirmed that the suspect had been detained and said the incident remains under investigation.

“There is no evidence at this time of any coordinated threat to the public,” police stated.

Authorities indicated that the man appeared to have acted alone.

A spokesperson for easyJet addressed the incident in a formal statement: “Flight EZY609 from Luton to Glasgow this morning was met by police on arrival in Glasgow, where they boarded the aircraft and removed a passenger due to their behavior onboard.” The airline added, “The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority.”

President Trump had arrived in Scotland earlier in the week for a visit to his Turnberry property, a golf resort he has owned since 2014.

Security measures had already been heightened in the area due to the President’s presence, but there is no indication that the suspect had any direct connection to the location.

Officials have not released the name of the suspect and have not confirmed whether terrorism-related charges will be filed.

The suspect remains in custody as authorities continue their investigation.

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