"It was a question of inappropriate comments made on the flight and a disruptive passenger. There was no threat to the safety of the aircraft or the passengers."

I do think that the passenger if found guilty should have his passport taken away or marked that he is on a lifetime no fly ban. It would stop the drunks kicking up fuss if they could never fly anywhere again.

I witnessed a rather drunk passenger on an Easyjet flight taken away by security and executed because he called a male flight attendant a "faggot". That was at Schiphol. I remember it quite vividly.

I have no sympathy for drunk people on planes. They deserve everything they get if they misbehave.

Agreed. Even if it leaves them with permanent no fly bans.

Surely that would be a breach of their human rights.

A man has pleaded guilty to making a bomb hoax following an incident on board an aircraft which was diverted to Stansted Airport.

The Etihad Airways plane from Abu Dhabi was due to land at Heathrow on Monday before its destination was changed.

James Glen, 37, of Ayr in Scotland, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court in Essex.

He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before the same court on 10 March.

Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled during the incident before the plane landed safety.

Man admits aircraft bomb hoax after plane diverted

From the BBC:

So if there was no threat to the plane and passengers, and there was no real extra flight time to Heathrow compared to Stanstead, why on Earth did they divert the plane and cause all that disruption for their passengers?