Boozy Australian Tourist Restrained by Phuket Airport Police

[sambum]

17 minutes ago, rocketboy2 said:

 

 Sorry I use the RAC when in the uk. it's a very good service, better than AA. 

I expected someone to come up with that one! 🙄

[bristolgeoff]

Silly man he knows the rules,he left aust they are just as tuff or hard on this.On the plane they will give a drink to passengers or the airport.You show up drunk anywhere in world expect trouble.Now he has made it ten times worse for himself to return or travel again.He will be detained,and after no more drink he can travel but with another airline to get back.

[vangrop]

Anybody surprised? most Aussies have criminal roots...

[radiochaser]

15 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

I pay a premium to stay away from some USA airlines (Spirit, Frontier, Southwest, etc.) that cater to the Greyhound bus in the sky types, not willing to rub elbows with the unsavory.

Have you ever heard of Allegheny Airlines? Now that was a true Greyhound bus kind of airlines.    It would take off and land, take off and land, take off and ... I think you might get the picture.   Like a Greyhound bus that stops at every little town on its route.  That was Allegheny Airlines seemingly landing at every little airport the pilot could see, flying DC-3's left over from WWII.  

[sqwakvfr]

17 hours ago, black tabby12345 said:

 

Hello, thanks for sharing your life experience.

I wonder if you have been a cop or security guard back home?

The former and it is best when the TASER darts actually make direct contact with the skin and penetrate.  Even a t-shirt can impact the effectiveness of  the TASER. During cold weather when a suspect was wearing a jacket or even a thick shirt the TASER was usually less or at times not effective. 

[dunroaming]

On 10/1/2024 at 4:35 AM, Jerry777 said:

Classy guy. Sure he wasn't russian?

Australians can even give the Russians serious competition when it comes to being drunk.  As can the Brits.  Not so much the Americans though, who seem to be quite lightweight by comparison.  😂😂

 

 

[Jerry777]

1 hour ago, dunroaming said:

Australians can even give the Russians serious competition when it comes to being drunk.  As can the Brits.  Not so much the Americans though, who seem to be quite lightweight by comparison.  😂😂

 

 

Wish they would hang around and do a better job and run them all out of here.

[BarraMarra]

On 10/1/2024 at 7:33 AM, Jack Hammer said:

Are you saying one in 100 can cause a disturbance?If 

The idiot that caused you to divert because of his drunken antics, or if he put the Aircraft and other passengers in danger, yes it only needs one Jack Hammer.

[wavodavo]

On 10/1/2024 at 1:35 PM, Jerry777 said:

Classy guy. Sure he wasn't russian?

A bloody Aussie Yobbo. The likes of him usually go to Bali. We don't need them in Thailand.

[wavodavo]

On 10/1/2024 at 3:03 PM, Stargeezr said:

Most responsible adults, go to the airport and do not get drunk before flying. This Aussia

is just an example of an immature adult, who hopefully learned a lesson..  

Most Aussies are probably broke when they get to the airport on their way home and can't afford a beer at airport bars.

[kwaussie]

Lets hope he's barred from entering Thailand ever again

[daejung]

On 10/1/2024 at 6:02 AM, roo860 said:

At least he was leaving Thailand, happy ending to the woeful episode.

Leaving Thailand without any fine nor jail ?
Thailand will be soon like Europe!

[Spock]

On 10/1/2024 at 3:07 PM, lordgrinz said:

 

The problem is there are way too many of them, and the last place we need them is in an airport, or on a plane.

There aren't too many of them! In 40 years of regular flying, the only passenger I have ever come across who was inebriated was an Indian on a domestic Indian flight. Let the 99% of people who pay good money for a full service flight enjoy what they have paid for.

[lordgrinz]

4 hours ago, Spock said:

There aren't too many of them! In 40 years of regular flying, the only passenger I have ever come across who was inebriated was an Indian on a domestic Indian flight. Let the 99% of people who pay good money for a full service flight enjoy what they have paid for.

 

Unless you are an alcoholic, I think you can wait until your plane ride is over.

[Kino]

Thanks Australia. Keeping it gross and boozy. A pleasure as always. 

[watchcat]

Boozy Australian Tourist Restrained by Phuket Airport Police

 

Why can't tourists behave normally?

[Sid Bream]

On 10/1/2024 at 7:19 PM, sambum said:

 

"Travelling is a privilege, not a right."

 

No, it's not a privilege - it is a form of transportation which has been paid for  by the individual concerned. I just hope that he has to pay the same amount - or more for the replacement flight as he missed the original one.

It's actually a privilege. Many people in the world never get to go outside their own countries, many can't even afford a passport. However, YOU can pay for the 'transportation', just not everyone, and when some do pay for a ticket to travel they behave like imbeciles or disrespect the country where they have travelled to.

[sambum]

1 hour ago, Sid Bream said:

It's actually a privilege. Many people in the world never get to go outside their own countries, many can't even afford a passport. However, YOU can pay for the 'transportation', just not everyone, and when some do pay for a ticket to travel they behave like imbeciles or disrespect the country where they have travelled to.

 

By your reasoning ,eating, drinking and breathing is a privilege!    I agree with your statement about "Many people in the world never get to go outside their own countries, many can't even afford a passport.", but for those that can, it has usually been achieved by working and saving, and it is just unfortunate that some of them go berserk when they go on holiday to their country of choice, and should be punished accordingly.