Violent passenger forces holiday jet to do a U-turn back to

[Marty63]

Violent passenger forces holiday jet to do a U-turn back to UK


http://travel.aol.co.uk/2012/01/16/violent-passeng...

[Apache]

Marty63 said:

Violent passenger forces holiday jet to do a U-turn back to UK


http://travel.aol.co.uk/2012/01/16/violent-passeng...

enjoying a G&T at 35,000' takes another step towards becoming a thing of the past

[neil_bolton]

I've had similar on a redeye to BHR with Gulf Airlines, and ended up diverting to Istanbul to sedate and kick the kid off.

Took 4 members of staff and a couple of passengers to pin the lad down; whom had been suffering from a mental breakdown after a death of a family member and was flying home for the funeral.

My colleague somehow slept through the whole ruddy lot of it!

Tis a bit worrying when it happens.

[texasjohn]

Not quite the same but I've been on a near empty KLM regional flight in Europe where it was (I am pretty sure) being used to ferry a prisoner into Amsterdam.

Passengers were all packed up towards the front and the last 10-12 rows empty. On the back two rows three largish chaps and a young lad who was secured in some type of restraint device that was kind of a fabric straitjacket/hood thing, looked like a complex affair of buckles and straps out of the material used on rucksack straps (I had a few sly gawps but obviously no real close up examination).

There was a fair bit of commotion coming on now and again, mostly screaming and shouting from the lad. At the terminal the plane was met by Dutch customs.

[carreauchompeur]

Slightly O/T, but how many airlines currently use Sky Marshals? I did think a while after 9/11 a few airlines adopted them.

Is El Al still considered a high risk carrier?

[Simpo Two]

Apache said:

enjoying a G&T at 35,000' takes another step towards becoming a thing of the past

Should alcohol be served on flights?Yes 2119 (35.1%)
No 3920 (64.9%)


A predictable all-or-nothing survey and therefore result that penalises everyone else.

How about issuing each passenger with, say, two drinks tokens (printed with their seat number) to keep things sensible?

[carreauchompeur]

I think most of the ones who get lairy and arrested are already half cut by the time they are on the plane...

[castex]

Slightly Dubious News Source said:

Last August, a BMI flight to London had to turn back to Russia after a woman began performing an erotic dance in the cabin shortly after take off. According to the Moscow Times, the woman was drunk.

Back to Russia for that?! Next time I'm taking the boat. Oh no, wait...

[Hackney]

Simpo Two said:

Should alcohol be served on flights?Yes 2119 (35.1%)
No 3920 (64.9%)


A predictable all-or-nothing survey and therefore result that penalises everyone else.

How about issuing each passenger with, say, two drinks tokens (printed with their seat number) to keep things sensible?

The survey misses the point I don't think the issue is the odd G&T bought on the plane it's the duty free bottle of Smirnoff or several hours in a fake pub after check in that is the problem.

[Simpo Two]

Hackney said:

The survey misses the point I don't think the issue is the odd G&T bought on the plane it's the duty free bottle of Smirnoff or several hours in a fake pub after check in that is the problem.

Only way out of that is a breathalyser before boarding then... that'll go down well...

[noneedtolift]

Quote from the news article:
"The man was arrested after the plane landed, and the remaining 205 passengers on flight TCX2014 four hours later."


So they arrested all the other 205 passengers.... Why four hours later I wonder. Brilliant piece of journalism, again....

[cheadle hulme]

Just ban scousers from using Manchester airport, its always a nightmare when you rock up at check in and hear the dreaded accent.

[TTwiggy]

castex said:

Back to Russia for that?! Next time I'm taking the boat. Oh no, wait...

OT, but I've flown EVA Air, return from London to Bangkok. I thought it was really good. For the price of cattle class on any other carrier, I got business class with EVA. Sat up on the 'hump' of a 747, with a huge seat (not a full sleeper), plenty of leg room, champagne on boarding, dinner on a proper china plate, choice from a decent menu and a personal DVD player. Not up to the standard of most business classes of course, but certainly much better than spending 14 hours down the back with every other airline.

[Ari]

Cuff them, hands and feet, gag them, and chuck them in a big locker somewhere. Other passengers shouldn't have to be inconvenienced because some chav wants some attention.

[The Moose]

I've been on a plane when they've done this. We were 3.5 hours into a 10 hour flight. So, we turned around and back to Heathrow, (7 hours) and refuelled, found a new crew (4 more hours) and then we left again! So a 10 hour flight tuned into 21 hours... Then we were kept in a holding pattern for just over an hour.

Talk about a nightmare!!

[Henry-F]

TTwiggy said:

OT, but I've flown EVA Air, return from London to Bangkok. I thought it was really good. For the price of cattle class on any other carrier, I got business class with EVA. Sat up on the 'hump' of a 747, with a huge seat (not a full sleeper), plenty of leg room, champagne on boarding, dinner on a proper china plate, choice from a decent menu and a personal DVD player. Not up to the standard of most business classes of course, but certainly much better than spending 14 hours down the back with every other airline.

I fly Eva reasonably regularly. As you say its not Virgin or Cathay but the fares are evenly priced throughout the year. You don't have the usual £2,000 one day £4,000 the next problem of other airlines. We also use them a lot for air freight.


I thought the poster's point about people already being drunk when they boarded the plane is spot on. Its the drinking at the airport that's the problem. You can't walk 10 paces without being able to buy alcohol. The bizarre thing is that with Supermarket deals as they are I'm not actually sure you save money buying booze at the airport for all the hassle you have carrying it around with you for 2 or 3 weeks. I can't remember the last time I bought a bottle of anything.

I'm not a smoker but cigarettes seem to be the real bargain.

Henry

[Johnnytheboy]

I do like a drink but I never feel like drinking before/on a flight.

Dehydration/the need to be organised at the far end have always put me off the idea.

I'm either too old or too sensible I guess.

[Henry-F]

I always have a quick one in the lounge pre flight on the basis I've paid for it and also a couple of drinks during the flight. A glass of wine with the meal etc and in the case of Eva a glass of port afterwards. One of their oddities is the fact they wander round with port after serving "France wine" or "Germany wine". I love Asia gawd bless 'em

Henry

[Simpo Two]

Henry-F said:

One of their oddities is the fact they wander round with port after serving "France wine" or "Germany wine".

Ha, that sounds like Korean Air whose menu is 'Asian or Beef?'. For every meal it seems... and the Koreans like their in-flight exercises, the little robots.

[matchmaker]

Not a plane, but I was on an overnight P&O ferry between Lerwick & Aberdeen when a passenger got violent. He ended up spending the night handcuffed to an eyebolt on the car deck. Which contained several floats of cattle. Bit whiffy