Angry Celtic football fans today dismissed claims there had a been a "riot" on board a passenger plane which sparked a major alert after being diverted.
Instead, returning to Glasgow this morning, they spoke of the "terrifying" moment they thought the plane was going to crash.
Six men were arrested yesterday on public order offences after two women flight attendants were allegedly assaulted on the Glasgow-bound Boeing 737 with 148 people on board.
Four of the men were released on bail this afternoon.
The pilot issued a May Day distress call, an RAF Sea King helicopter was alerted and armed police, firefighters and ambulance teams were sent to Cardiff Airport where the plane landed at about 3.30 p.m.
But arriving back home today, after an eight hour coach journey, football fans hit out at the airline and claimed yesterday's events had been blown out of proportion.
One fan who first to disembark from a coach, held up a piece of paper reading "not guilty".
He said: "They certainly overreacted. Nothing happened on that flight. It is just unbelievable, we never expected this."
They had been returning from their team's UEFA Cup clash with Spanish club Celta Vigo when the alleged incident was said to have occurred.
The incident seems to have been sparked when a passenger was caught smoking in the toilet of the plane.
One aviation source described the scene on board the no-smoking, no-alcohol flight as a "riot" and Celtic Football Club said it was "extremely concerned" about the incident.
Superintendent Colin Jones said: "There was a certain amount of damage to the plane. They are now taking an inventory as to what has been damaged."
Passenger Mr Steve Prince said the incident had been "blown up out of all proportion".
"There was certainly nothing like a riot taking place. There was no fighting and no one was drunk."
A statement from charter airline Astraeus said: "As we understand it, it is alleged that a passenger lit a cigarette in the forward toilet, setting off a smoke alarm.
"Smoking was not permitted on this flight, so a senior member of the cabin crew asked the passenger to extinguish the cigarette.
"The passenger objected, and, as we understand it, a number of other passengers became involved and a member of the cabin crew was struck on the arm. She did not require medical treatment.
"While we understand a number of passengers have said they believe the action of the crew in diverting to Cardiff was an over-reaction, it is our belief that the captain made absolutely the right decision."
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