The 20-strong group boarded the flight from Manchester on Wednesday and proceeded to drink heavily, shout, spill alcohol over fellow travellers and abuse cabin crew.

Upon landing, the party were met by local police at Las Vegas airport and one of the party has been banned from flying home with the airline.

The rest will have to sign good behaviour contracts pledging not to get drunk before they are allowed back on the return flight.

One passenger on the flight said: “From beginning to end on the 10-hour flight they were a disgrace.

“They blocked aisles, spilt alcohol on other passengers, abused and threatened crew, and trashed the cabin.”

A Thomas Cook spokesperson added: “We’re extremely sorry to our customers who were impacted by the disruptive behaviour on this flight.

“Safety is our priority and we don’t tolerate disruptive behaviour on our planes.

"While such severe events are rare, our crew are well trained and handled this situation extremely professionally.”