A flight was forced to return to the airport after a passenger brawl erupted onboard. The disturbing incident took place earlier this week on a flight from Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, en route to Liverpool, United Kingdom, the BBC and other outlets reported.Approximately 10 passengers were involved in the brawl, which broke out on an easyJet flight soon after the flight departed, the outlet noted.WHY A BLOWN-OUT PLANE WINDOW NEARLY SUCKED A PASSENGER OUTSIDE AT 16,000 FEETPolice met the 186-passenger aircraft upon its return, and the flight later continued to Liverpool.An easyJet spokesperson confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital.An easyJet flight bound for Liverpool returned to Tenerife earlier this week after a group of passengers became disruptive shortly after takeoff.(Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The official said the aircraft "returned to Tenerife South Airport after takeoff due to a group of passengers on board behaving disruptively."The person added, "The flight then continued onto its final destination."DELTA FLIGHT FORCED TO DIVERT AFTER PASSENGER GOES INTO LABOR AND DELIVERS BABY MIDAIRThe official added that easyJet's cabin and ground crews are trained to quickly assess and respond to onboard disruptions to prevent passenger safety from being compromised.Roughly 10 passengers (not pictured) were reportedly involved in an onboard brawl that forced the easyJet flight to return before continuing to Liverpool.
(Alex Segre/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)"We take these incidents very seriously and do not tolerate disruptive behavior toward our staff," the spokesperson added."The safety and well-being of customers and crew is always our highest priority."CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWSCommenters on an aviation-focused Reddit forum criticized the passengers for brawling aboard the flight."Of all the places, these people decide to fight inside the plane and during the flight.""Of all the places, these people decide to fig...