Easyjet passengers on a flight from Tel Aviv to Luton have said they experienced a "nightmare" journey after a group of men refused to sit next to women.
The group, believed to have been Orthodox Jews, refused to take their seats next to female passengers due to religious reasons, The Jewish Chronicle reports. Following a 15 minute stand-off, where the men were said to have blocked the aisles, some of the women offered to move so that the men would agree to sit down.
Easyjet confirmed the incident had taken place in a statement which highlighted the importance of passengers' safety.
Bedfordshire Police also confirmed they were called to the disturbance. They escorted the men off the plane, but stressed that no offences had been committed.
Incidents involving ultra-Orthodox Jewish men delaying flights have been widely-reported in recent years. In 2014, a flight from New York to Tel-Aviv turned into an "11-hour long nightmare" after passengers on board refused to sit next to women, which delayed take-off and caused further disruption throughout the flight.
