A DRUNK Brit yob who scrapped with armed police as he was hauled off a Ryanair flight has been identified.
Daniel Ashley-Laws is the tattooed muscle man who allegedly tried to open the plane’s doors mid-flight and has later mocked the arrest.
6
6
6
Ashley-Laws is reportedly the dad who stars in the notorious video, though he also goes by the name Dan Rizz on social media.
They were thought to have been in custody in Toulouse on Monday, but images posted online showed them in Benidorm.
A photo later posted to social media shows the bald-headed man giggling in a Hawaiian shirt as two of his mates yank his ear – apparently mimicking the French cops.
It is captioned: “Benni final boss – some French lads lol madness.”
Ashley-Laws said to be the “ring leader” of the rowdy stag do that caused trouble on board the Alicante-bound flight.
A police source said: “He was next to an emergency door, and trying to open it.
“It was terrifying for everybody else on the flight. The pilot had no other option except to land the plane.”
The pilot was forced to land in Toulouse, where a unit of the Air Transport Gendarmerie Company (CGTA) was waiting.
The builder and his son were amongst at least five blokes dragged off by elite special forces – but Ashley-Laws didn’t go quietly.
Refusing to stand up, footage posted online shows the man saying: “No, no, no, no – no f***ing way.”
He then clambers onto the seat and appears to fight with the two officers trying to arrest him.
At one point, he almost flies into passengers across the aisle.
The cops then grab him by the neck and escort him off the flight as he’s heard protesting: “I’m coming, you f***.”
Meanwhile, another man shouts: “They started it – that’s my dad!”
6
6
The lad is also then removed from the aircraft fuming: “Get your f***ing phone out my face.”
The police source said: “His blood alcohol level was so high that it was a number of hours before he could be spoken to.”
Four of his friends were also arrested but it is unclear whether they face any charges.
A passenger said: “When it became clear that the majority of the group, excluding the stag himself, were being removed from the aircraft, tensions escalated further.”
6
After the troublemakers were removed, the flight was cleared for take-off and left Toulouse-Blagnac airport at 10.15pm.
CGTA commander Ludovic Fornari praised the “extreme professionalism” of his team and the other French units “who cooperated with us”.
The owner of the TikTok account who posted the video claimed the men were heavily boozed up – and had been openly drinking duty-free in the departure lounge.
The men could “barely stand up” shortly before the flight’s departure, it was claimed.
As in Britain, the maximum penalty for “endangering the safety of an aircraft” in France is five years in prison, plus a fine equivalent to around £60,000.
Anyone charged with being “drunk on a plane” in France or in the UK faces a maximum sentence of two years, with a fine equivalent to around £4,000.
A Ryanair spokesman said: “This flight from London-Luton to Alicante was diverted to Toulouse after several passengers disrupted the flight.
“The crew then requested the intervention of the police, who met the plane upon arrival at Toulouse airport and disembarked these passengers before the flight returned to its original destination.
“Ryanair has a zero-tolerance policy for unacceptable passenger behaviour and will continue to take strict measures to address it, ensuring all passengers and crew have a smooth and enjoyable journey, without unnecessary disruption.”
