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More than sixty Northern Ireland football fans were thrown off a flight from Madrid to Gran Canaria on Monday morning, it has emerged.More than sixty Northern Ireland football fans were thrown off a flight from Madrid to Gran Canaria on Monday morning, it has emerged.
The group was taken off the Iberia Airlines plane because of what was described as "rowdy behaviour".The group was taken off the Iberia Airlines plane because of what was described as "rowdy behaviour".
All but four of the fans were allowed on later flights after apologising to staff.All but four of the fans were allowed on later flights after apologising to staff.
Stuart Melon was a passenger on the flight, but he said the fans he saw were well behaved.
"There was nothing whatsoever, there was no shouting, singing... it was the normal thing - everybody had boarded the plane and were just looking forward to getting over to Gran Canaria," he said.
"All I can say is that one family just stood up all of a sudden and walked off the plane and then that was it, next thing everybody was off the plane."
The fans were on their way to Wednesday's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Spain.The fans were on their way to Wednesday's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Spain.