Pilot gets PUNCHED in mass brawl on WizzAir flight to Crete as passengers scream in horror

A PILOT was punched by a crazed British passenger who was arrested after causing carnage on a plane full of families.

Women were injured too as the melee unfolded shortly after the WizzAir flight landed in Crete, Greece.

The irate man kicked off after being told police would escort him to the airport due to his bad behaviour during the flight.

It caused the pilot to come out of his cockpit to calm down the commotion before getting thumped shortly before midnight on Tuesday.

Footage shows the moment the brawl unfolded and eyewitnesses say the pilot was hit during the scuffle.

The 6pm flight from London Gatwick is said to have been ruined by two men, aged in their early 30s from Bermondsey, South London, joined by a third man with a litre of vodka.

A 37-year-old woman flying to the Greek island for a week’s holiday with her husband told The Sun: “It was complete and utter chaos.

“The man and his friend had been so loud and abusive throughout the whole flight.

“But something clicked when the air stewardess told them they would be taken off the plane by police when we landed.

“It kicked off and he was just swinging punches as a group of guys tried to restrain him.

“The pilot came out and the guy hit him. He seemed okay but was understandably pretty shaken up. It was disgraceful.”

The havoc lasted several minutes until police officers dragged the blood-stained man away with his pants around his ankles.

Other passengers had escaped the bedlam through the rear exit.

The eyewitness added: “The two men were clearly intoxicated and boasting of drinking at the airport since 10am.

“We knew we’d be in for trouble when he sat in someone else's seat and told them ‘f*** off you c***’ when questioned.

“I was surprised they even let them fly as they were being so abusive and loud before we took off.

“We daren’t complain because they were targeting everyone and telling people ‘when we get off this plane I’m going to smash you up’.

“They were smoking cigarettes and vaping during the flight.

“They kept on being served alcohol despite passengers telling stewardesses they’d probably had enough.”

Passengers had to wait two hours to get through security and give police statements meaning many missed hotel transfers.

The return flight to the UK was cancelled while the blood was cleared up - leaving dozens of stranded Brits waiting to come home for more than 24 hours.

A WizzAir spokesman said: “On Wizz Air flight W95741 from Gatwick - Chania, a passenger became unruly.

"The cabin crew handled the situation as they are trained to do and reported the incident to the respective authorities, who arrested the passenger on arrival.

"Wizz Air confirms that crew were asked to go to the airport police station to file the case, by which point the crew had legally reached their duty time limitation, and needed time to rest before the return flight to Gatwick.

"Unfortunately, this meant that flight W95742 from Chania – Gatwick had to be rescheduled. The flight departed at 16:10 local time.

"Wizz Air sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused, but the safety of passengers and crew is the airline’s number one priority.”