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A man was taken off an easyJet flight by police moments after it landed in Manchester Airport .

Officers were waiting for the 32-year-old when the flight from Egypt landed on Tuesday morning (September 23).

As previously reported by the Manchester Evening News , flight EZY2252 was already delayed by the time it arrived in the UK .

The flight, which left Hurghada on Monday, was diverted to Brindisi in Italy after another passenger was taken ill.

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Passengers said they were stuck on the runway for 'two hours' from 2am, with flight data showing the plane took off for Manchester from Brindisi at around 4am.

But the delay did not deter police, who were waiting for th

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