Unruly Air India flyer tied to seat from Australia to Delhi

[CHamilton]

Unruly Air India flyer tied to seat from Australia to Delhi

An Indian passenger on Air India's Melbourne-Delhi flight on Wednesday reportedly got so unruly after a few drinks that he allegedly tore the clothes of two flight pursers and tried to beat up and bite some fellow passengers.



Finally, the pilot sent a message to the airline command centre in Delhi that he wanted to divert the plane to Singapore to offload the passenger. But since the long diversion would have meant a delay of several hours for other passengers on board, the airline instead took a bold decision.

It asked the crew on board to firmly tie down the unruly passenger to his seat using ropes, wires and whatever material was on board so that he could not harm other passengers or jeopardize safety of the aircraft. The crew did just that and much like DiCaprio in the film, the passenger flew to Delhi firmly tied to his seat with a few strong flyers keeping a watchful eye on him. He was handed over to security agencies on arrival in Delhi.

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

Good! Punish the troublemakers, and punish them hard!

 

[fairviewroad]

Finally, the pilot sent a message to the airline command centre in Delhi that he wanted to divert the plane to Singapore to offload the passenger. But since the long diversion would have meant a delay of several hours for other passengers on board, the airline instead took a bold decision.

I suspect this "bold decision" was made less out of concern for the other passengers and more out of concern for the enormous expense the diversion would cause...an expense they likely would never recoup. Still, regardless of their motives, it seems the bean-counters make a good call this time.

 

[railiner]

Finally, the pilot sent a message to the airline command centre in Delhi that he wanted to divert the plane to Singapore to offload the passenger. But since the long diversion would have meant a delay of several hours for other passengers on board, the airline instead took a bold decision.

I suspect this "bold decision" was made less out of concern for the other passengers and more out of concern for the enormous expense the diversion would cause...an expense they likely would never recoup. Still, regardless of their motives, it seems the bean-counters make a good call this time.

I have to agree with you on that one....

On the other hand.....if after making that decision, the perpetrator somehow got loose, and did further damage, well......let's just say the lawyer's would have a field day.....

 

[Bob Dylan]

He's lucky they didn't just give him a parachute and a shove out the door!

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

No, he's lucky they didn't just shove him out the door 'cause there's no parachute on that plane! Hey, if you are punching me then I ought to defend myself!

 

[jis]

Kinda hard to open a plug door in a pressurized plane

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