I too suffered abuse from Celtic fans

By coincidence I am a Rangers fan but I was in Scotland for another reason and I was not wearing any colours.

Prior to the flight departure, I was challenged in the public toilets at Glasgow Airport by a man in Celtic colours who would later be on the same flight as myself, to identify whether or not I supported a team or identified with a particular religious grouping.

Following this, I was aggressively told to “Crawl back under the F**king rock I came from”

Moreover, as a passenger on the flight I was disgusted at the conduct of a group of the supporters.

The supporters were clearly under the influence of alcohol and were consistently abusive, offensive and disruptive for the duration of the flight.

I find this behaviour and glorification of terrorism unacceptable, given that this is a public flight with many younger children on board. I must commend the actions of the flight crew in attempting to deal with such issues, however much of it was out of their personal control.

I find it even more repulsive, that a fan openly boasted regarding a prison sentence in HMP Maghaberry, as well as chanting: “ I hope he dies in his sleep Nacho Novo, I hope he dies in his sleep I pray”.

This is particularly concerning, given that on the same evening it came apparent that Nacho Novo had received a death threat from Dissident republicans in Northern Ireland.

There were other Celtic fans on the flight who seemed to be appalled at the actions of a small minority of their fellow supporters.

Andrew H, Bangor