Assault : The flight was diverted after the passenger attacked the stewardess ( stock image ) An easyJet flight made an emergency landing in Rome when an angry passenger punched a stewardess because he was 'waiting too long for a sandwich ' . The furious traveller shouted : ' I 've been waiting for hours , I 'm hungry ' , before assaulting the young cabin crew member , eyewitnesses said . The drama erupted aboard the British budget airline 's flight from Geneva to Pristina in Kosovo this morning . A witness who was sitting near the man said : 'He shouted at the stewardess , then he stood up and punched her , and when she fell to the floor , he carried on hitting her . ' Fellow passengers then stepped in to restrain the man , while the pilot diverted the plane to Fumincino airport in the Italian capital for 'security reasons ' . EasyJet confirmed the attack and said its cabin crew member had been injured and her glasses had been broken ( stock image ) The stewardess later told Swiss newspaper 20 Minutes : ' I was totally shocked . I ca n't understand how anyone could react so violently over a sandwich . ' Italian police arrested a man while the stewardess received medical attention at the scene , an eyewitness said . EasyJet confirmed the attack and said its cabin crew member had been injured and her glasses had been broken . A spokesman said : 'EasyJet can confirm that flight EZS1483 from Geneva to Pristina on 31 March diverted to Rome as a result of a passenger onboard behaving in a disruptive manner . 'The aircraft was met by the police on arrival in Rome and the passenger was arrested . 'The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet 's priority . 'Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously , do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard and always push for prosecution . ' The 180 passengers were taken on to Pristina on a separate flight later in the afternoon . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Eyewitnesses say the man shouted ' I 've been waiting hours ' before attack . It 's claimed he punched stewardess and carried on hitting her when she fell . Drama erupted aboard the flight from Geneva to Pristina in Kosovo today . The pilot diverted plane to Fumincino airport in Rome for 'security reasons '