A Ryanair flight was forced to divert after an allegedly drunk Irish woman became “aggressive” during the flight.

Flight FR7063 from Alicante to Dublin made an unscheduled stop to Santander on January 10 due to the woman's behavior, the Irish Independent reports.

Dubliner Kieron, a man who was on the flight with the woman on the way over to Spain, said “and she was disruptive then too.”

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"I was hoping she would be getting a different flight from us home so I was worried when I saw her board on the flight home," he said.

"We were all waiting together in the one room before boarding and she was already getting aggressive. She had been drinking again because I saw her buy bottles in duty free and drink them before she boarded."

He alerted airline staff of the women’s behavior when she boarded.

"It all kicked off on the flight when people started getting food. She was annoyed that people were being served at the front of the plane first and that she had to wait. She was uncontrollable and was picking fights and cursing at everyone," he said.

"There was a young child sitting opposite her who looked terrified.

"The woman was definitely Irish. The majority of the flight was Irish. It's an embarrassment to us all."

The flight was diverted to the Spanish city of Santander after the pilot asked police to meet the aircraft and take the woman and her partner off the plane.

Video footage shows the woman arguing with a Civil Guard officer and an air stewardess as she is being escorted off the plane. Passengers can be heard saying “See you tomorrow” and “Adios” as she was taken away.

Kieron said the Ryanair staff “did everything in their power.”

"In fairness they were all great. They apologized to us after and did everything in their power to control the situation," he said.

He said he believes that there should be some measures in place to stop drunk passengers from boarding planes.

"It's alright if you want to have some cheeky pints before the flight because you're on holiday mode but not to the point where you become aggressive. There needs to be more controls before boarding where passengers can be assessed to see if they're fit to fly.

"It really was a disgrace."

According to a statement made by Ryanair, the flight was diverted to Santander after two passengers became disruptive during the flight.

"The aircraft landed normally and the passengers were removed and detained by police upon arrival, before the aircraft continued to Dublin," the statement read.

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"We will not tolerate unruly or disruptive behavior at any time and the safety and comfort of our customers, crew and aircraft is our number one priority. This is now a matter for local police."

Ryanair added that it is calling for significant changes to prohibit the sale of alcohol at airports.

"It’s incumbent on the airports to introduce these preventative measures to curb excessive drinking and the problems it creates, rather than allowing passengers to drink to excess before their flights."