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| Men arrested after plane incident | Men arrested after plane incident |
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| Six men have been arrested after alleged disturbances on a flight into Aberdeen. | Six men have been arrested after alleged disturbances on a flight into Aberdeen. |
| The men were on a flight chartered by an oil industry company which left from Las Palmas and arrived at Dyce on Sunday evening. | |
| Grampian Police said the men were arrested just after 1900 GMT following their arrival. | Grampian Police said the men were arrested just after 1900 GMT following their arrival. |
| They are expected to appear from custody at Aberdeen Sheriff Court in connection with various incidents. | They are expected to appear from custody at Aberdeen Sheriff Court in connection with various incidents. |
| The plane was a Boeing 737 with 55 people on board and was chartered by Petrolia Drilling from the company Astraeus. | |
| Crew change | |
| Crew members were understood to have raised the alarm before the plane landed, amid concerns about the behaviour of passengers. | Crew members were understood to have raised the alarm before the plane landed, amid concerns about the behaviour of passengers. |
| Astraeus spokesman Iain Macauley told the BBC Scotland news website: "There were incidents on board, the crew radioed ahead to request the police. Six people were arrested." | Astraeus spokesman Iain Macauley told the BBC Scotland news website: "There were incidents on board, the crew radioed ahead to request the police. Six people were arrested." |
| Petrolia Drilling is a Norwegian-based company with offices in Aberdeen. | |
| A spokesman for Petrolia told BBC Scotland: "There was a disturbance on a crew change flight and six passengers were detained and are due to appear in court charged under the Civil Aviation Act." | |
| He said Petrolia would carry out a full investigation. | |
| Three of the men are understood to be direct employees and the other three contractors. | |
| Neither Astraeus nor Petrolia could comment further at this stage due to the court proceedings. |