A 41-year-old man was arrested on Sunday evening at Paphos airport after getting drunk, causing a public disturbance and resisting lawful arrest, it was made known on Tuesday.

The police said the man was travelling on a scheduled flight to England appeared to be intoxicated and refused to comply with the instructions of the airline, which prohibited him from boarding.

The ground crew then called the police and attempted to calm the man down before arresting him for public nuisance.