A man described as 'extremely drunk' by fellow passengers tried to open a plane's door mid-flight, forcing an emergency landing, report says

• A flight from Turkey to Scotland was forced into an emergency landing on Sunday night.
• Passengers told MailOnline an "extremely drunk" passenger tried to open the plane's exit in mid-air.

A Jet2 flight from Turkey to Scotland was forced into an emergency landing on Sunday after a passenger tried to open the exit mid-journey, MailOnline reported.

The Boeing 737 was one hour into the five-hour journey from the tourist hotspot of Bodrum, Turkey when it was diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, per Flightradar24.

Passengers on the budget airline — whose sister service is the UK's largest tour operator — restrained the man when they noticed he was trying to open the emergency exit, according to MailOnline.

One traveler told the outlet the man was "extremely drunk" and "looked like he'd maybe woken up and didn't know where he was or anything."

"I realised what was happening when people started screaming and shouting," they added. "I felt petrified for my children's lives and everybody's safety on the plane."

The crew was then alerted and Bulgarian police boarded the plane at Sofia Airport. A video obtained by MailOnline appears to show passengers shouting at the suspect as he's escorted down the aisle in handcuffs.

The plane eventually landed in Glasgow at 3:12 a.m. local time after being delayed by almost two hours, per FlightStats.

It follows a similar terrifying incident on an Asiana Airlines flight in May, when a man succeeded in opening the emergency exit as the plane was coming in to land in South Korea.

"Flight LS124 from Bodrum to Glasgow diverted to Sofia Airport last night, so that a disruptive passenger could be offloaded by police. After a short delay, the flight continued to Glasgow," a Jet2 spokesperson told Insider.

"We would like to apologize to all affected customers for any inconvenience caused. As a family friendly airline, we take a zero tolerance to disruptive passenger behaviour, and everyone's health, comfort and well-being will always be our number one priority."

Sofia Airport did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.