Ryanair passenger attacks four police officers after refusing to wear face mask

A “disruptive” passenger on a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Tenerife has been arrested after attacking four police officers upon landing. The man, who is believed to be Irish, arrived in the Canary Island and immediately clashed with officials after refusing to wear a mask and wanting to smoke in the airport compound, both expressly prohibited under new coronavirus regulations. All four officers were reported to have been injured, with two required to take medical leave. The incident, which is understood to have occurred at Tenerife’s south airport last Thursday, escalated after four Civil Guards confronted the man on the runway. According to Spanish newspaper Diario de Avisos, the man had clearly been drinking alcohol. “The events were triggered when the man disembarked with obvious symptoms of intoxication, being interviewed by four Civil Guards on the platform of the runway,” reported The Mirror. Upon transferring him for identification, the man then began to punch and kick the agents. A spokesman for Ryanair confirmed: “This disruptive passenger was removed from a Ryanair aircraft in Tenerife on Thursday, September 3rd.<br/>