The plane, which had 200 passengers on board, was preparing to take off from Lanzarote Airport, when the captain took the decision to halt the flight.
A female passenger, and a man who was travelling with her, were escorted off the plane that was set to fly on to Belfast International Airport.
Speaking to Donegal Now, one passenger on the plane alleged that the woman was in a 'drunken' state.
'She was just in front of me, and she kept banging her head when she sat down in the plane,' said the eyewitness.
In line with security procedures, all the passengers and their luggage had to be removed from the plane, and flight TCX8229 departed the Spanish airport just over an hour late.
Several passengers had noted the condition of the woman during the boarding process, and that she appeared very unsteady on her feet.
The Airbus A320 landed in Belfast at 1.56am yesterday (Monday) morning.
The nationality of the woman or the man travelling with her has not been disclosed.
A spokesperson for Thomas Cook said 'We're extremely sorry to our customers who were delayed and made every effort to make up time during the flight home.
'A female passenger was removed from the aircraft prior to departure. The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority and we don't tolerate disruptive behaviour on our flights.'
Last week hundreds of passengers have been arrested on suspicion of being drunk on a plane or at a UK airport in the last two years, figures reveal
At least 442 people were held between March 2014 and March 2016, in police statistics obtained by a news agency.
Cases include drunk passengers accused of attempting to open the doors of a plane, smashing a window and banging on the outside of the cockpit.
Alleged incidents at airports include a man headbutting another person after being refused permission to fly and a passenger at Luton Airport smashing a barrier and kicking out a door panel after he missed his flight, according to the Press Association who obtained the statistics.
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