This is the moment three British men were removed from a plane by US Federal Police officers on a plane from Mexico to Manchester after being forced to make an unscheduled landing due to their allegedly disruptive behaviour.
Six armed officers boarded the TUI flight from Cancun moments after it was forced to land at Bangor International Airport in Maine on Monday night after it was said the men assaulted verbally and physically passengers and crew.
In the video, filmed by a passenger, the first man wearing a black tote and a red plastic bag walks down the aisle laughing as police escort him followed by his buddy, who passes an officer.
The two then find themselves embroiled in a verbal altercation with passengers, one of them shouting, “Get off. One of the men responds, shouting, ‘F**got.’ A third man dressed in black calmly descends from the plane followed by the American police.
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In exclusive footage provided to MailOnline, three British men are seen being removed from a plane by US Federal Police officers as it flew from Mexico to Manchester. The aircraft was forced to make an unscheduled landing in the United States due to its allegedly disruptive behavior. Damien Jake Murphy (left) has been arrested and charged along with Anthony Joseph James Kirby (centre). The third man (seen to the right towards the rear of the plane) was not arrested
Pictured: Damien Jake Murphy (left) and Anthony Joseph James Kirby (right), both 36, from Manchester, were arrested by US officers and charged with federal offences. They face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
US prosecutors revealed that two men had been arrested and named them Anthony Joseph James Kirby and Damien Jake Murphy, both 36, from Manchester.
Kirby and Murphy have been charged with federal offenses and face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The third man, who has not been named, has not been charged.
According to an affidavit filed by the FBI, their behavior escalated when the plane flew over US airspace.
The men were refused alcohol by staff on the plane, but one of the men reportedly retrieved a bottle from his hand luggage so they could continue drinking.
They are also accused of allegedly making racial slurs towards the flight crew and passengers while filming the interactions and assaulting a flight crew member who was trying to calm them down.
Pictured: Damien Jake Murphy (seen wearing a blue top) carries his belongings as he is removed from the plane by US officers
Pictured: Anthony Joseph James Kirby walks past one of the US officers as he is removed from the flight
A third man, who has not been named, was also removed from the flight. He has not been arrested or charged by US authorities. He is shown on the left towards the rear of the plane removing his belongings, and on the right when he was removed by American officers
Moments after the plane came to an unexpected stop, one of the arrested men is accused of having a fistfight with a passenger.
A holidaymaker, who was on the plane, told MailOnline: ‘It was total pandemonium on the plane shortly after taking off. It was obvious these guys were drunk and looking for trouble.
“When the plane landed in Maine, one of the men punched another passenger in the face and yelled, ‘You big scouse c**t.
He added: ‘These men didn’t care about anyone, they swore in front of young families and were a complete disgrace. It ruined what had been a great vacation for many people, but we were thrilled when US police kicked them off the plane. I hope they get what they deserve.
Caroline Farbridge, 56, who was on a two-week vacation in Cancun, said: ‘Passengers cheered and cheered when American police came on board because we were so desperate to get these men out.
“They behaved in a really despicable way. They were drunk before they even got on the plane, one of them was so paralyzed he could barely walk. I could tell they were going to cause trouble and they just wanted to cause trouble for everyone around them.
She added: ‘It was quite a horrifying and terrifying experience and I don’t understand why the airline let these men board in the inebriated state they were in.’
After the men were kicked off the flight, two FBI agents then boarded and took statements from other passengers before the plane was allowed to continue its journey to Manchester arriving around four hours late .
Anthony Joseph James Kirby, one of three men who were kicked off the plane, poses for a photo after apparently competing in an ‘Ironman’ triathlon. He was arrested by US officials for causing disruption on the flight and was charged
Pictured: Anthony Joseph James Kirby is seen posing with an unnamed woman
The plane was diverted to Bangor International Airport in Maine (pictured, file photo)
Ms Farbridge, who was on holiday with her daughter, revealed the captain had made several announcements calling on the men to stop drinking and behave otherwise he would be forced to land on the plane.
She added: ‘About an hour after the plane took off from Mexico, all you could hear was screams and screams coming from the back of the plane and it never stopped. These men were a total nuisance, they should hang their heads in shame.
The captain gave them plenty of warnings, so they just have to blame themselves. I hope they are locked up for a long time. The entire crew behaved very professionally and the captain absolutely did the right thing in landing the plane to get these men off.
Both Kirby and Murphy were charged with one count of interference with the flight crew and assault. The charges fell under special aircraft jurisdiction in the United States.
They made their first appearance in federal court in Bangor on Tuesday and face up to 20 years in prison and fines of more than £200,000 if convicted.
Both were remanded in custody after a judge agreed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine that they should be held until their case is resolved as they both live out of the country. .
