A 27-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after having reportedly drunkenly assaulted a female flight attendant on a flight bound for Cyprus.

The aircraft had departed the Turkish Aegean city of Izmir for the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport on Sunday morning.

The man reportedly “did not like the service” offered by the flight attendant and began swearing at her, before grabbing her right hand, squeezing it, and then hitting her.

He was then arrested upon arrival at Ercan (Tymbou) airport, where, it is reported, he continued to shout and cause a disturbance to those around him, while also “waving his arms about randomly”.

An alcohol test found his blood alcohol content level to be 277 milligrams per decilitre.

He appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Tuesday clutching a water bottle. There, a police representative explained that the man is a citizen of Turkey and has no ties to Cyprus.

Judge Nurary Necdet ordered that he be held in custody for a period not exceeding 20 days pending a trial.