THAI aborts flight when a passenger goes berserk

[Mango Bob]

The police took no action against this man because he is mentally disturbed. How stupid are the police. You let this passenger do it without legal action taken more will do it. Crazy damn police.

[gerry123]

In the future, it should be mandatory for all air passage passengers to obtain mental certification, from government appointed mental institution before one is allowed to book an air-ticket and/or board the plane.

This would cut down on a lot of un-necessary disturbance for other fellow travelers.

mmmmm?

[SeaVisionBurma]

Further off topic and troll posts have been removed, and a warning handed out.

[soalbundy]

In the future, it should be mandatory for all air passage passengers to obtain mental certification, from government appointed mental institution before one is allowed to book an air-ticket and/or board the plane.

This would cut down on a lot of un-necessary disturbance for other fellow travelers.

do you work in the civil service by chance?

probably one of those highly intelligent officials from health and safety

[samjaidee]

Why was he so upset? Why did they have to transfer everyone to a different plane? Surely they could have led him away and then after sorting out the fuel wasted just taken off. Or am I missing something here?

The plane missed its take off slot and there was't another one available seems like a pretty good reason to me. I'm only guessing but it's a logical conclusion.

[fatdrunkandstupid]

I'm sorry but what the actual hell?? They didn't press charges cos he had a ticket???

Let me guess, hi-so and connected then?

As other TV members know too well, I am seldom a Thai apologist.

However, this story brought back a few memories.

I once had a lovely girlfriend. Her father was a fireman. He suffered PTSD after seeing four children burnt to death. His condition was poorly managed by the treating doctors and a few months later he committed suicide by driving their family car at 180km per hour, the wrong way down an expressway. He had a fatal head on accident killing himself and the elderly couple in the other car. There was a media circus blamefest in the days that followed.

My girlfriend had a younger brother. At the time he was 22 years old, just like the lad in this story. He was a smart, likeable and well spoken lad. But, in the wake of his Dad's suicide, he suffered severe from spontaneous panic attacks.

He wanted to join the Army and after his application was accepted he was invited to do the medical tests. We lived in a rural area and he had to get a domestic flight down to the city. My girlfriend and I took him to the local airport were he boarded a small twin prop flight from one of the local carriers (probably 50 or so other passengers). Because it was a small rural airport my girlfriend and I could stand outside and watched her brother walk up the stairs and in to the plane. The door was then buttoned up, and, shortly thereafter, the plane taxied out to the runway. The plane revved up its engines ready to go and then powered down and turned and came back over to the stairway tower. The door was eventually opened back up and the pilot and co-pilot escorted my girlfriend's brother back to the terminal.

The poor lad just had the mother of all panic attacks and the pilot had to abort the takeoff for the safety of the other passengers.

[dcsw53]

OK the food is not great on Thai Smile, but this seems a bit drastic. Or maybe it was the thought of spending some days with the inlaws

[pasak]

Flying used to be for a select few. Now all sorts of rabble on board.

[Malthus101]

Either mental or terrified of flying - either way, blacklist him from all airports.

Can't have nutters like that on aeroplanes, no sir...

Edited April 15, 2014 by Malthus101

[Dap]

In future every passenger must be checked about his mental stability before he is allowed to boarding a plane...

But, but ... then "they" will never let me go anywhere .....

[Prbkk]

Could have been worse, eg the pilot in this case:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2121240/JetBlue-pilot-Clayton-Osbon-restrained-PASSENGERS-going-berserk-mid-flight.html

[techboy]

Why was he so upset? Why did they have to transfer everyone to a different plane? Surely they could have led him away and then after sorting out the fuel wasted just taken off. Or am I missing something here?

Why so upset? Well...why? These days it is not absurd to consider that the crazy guy was aware or part of a plan to blow up or hijack the plane and he chickened out. I do not know what the officials' reason was for changing planes but they may have been thinking "why did this guy suddenly freak out and want so badly to get off the plane? Maybe we should inspect the craft."

Edited April 15, 2014 by techboy

[Thailand]

Flying used to be for a select few. Now all sorts of rabble on board.

Interesting comment. How did you get here?

[Rinrada]

Wonder if he had a bit of a COMPLAINT against Thai Airways..??..

Things you have to do to get them to take Notice..and used to be a GOLD Card member.....

Got a long running "one"and after 29 emails ...still nothing.....got to laugh.

Even contacted their BIG BOSS ./..CEO...but they Sacked him before I got any response...hom hum...

from Xmas Time....names removed to protect the innocent

-----Original Message-----
From: CSR5408 <[email protected]>
To: ROPsvc <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, Dec 31, 2013 3:24 pm
Subject: FW: Missing Award Flight for next week-Urgent-Thanks-More assistance required-No response?-Deeply Let Down

Dear Staff in charge,

Please kindly acknowledge this forwarded e-mail written by customer and also take further action as appropriate.
Thank you for your consideration and cooperation.

Best Regards,
C R.(name withheld)
THAI Contact Center

27-Nov-2013

FFPDEPT

EXPIRE

-6,844

27-Nov-2013

FFPDEPT

EXPIRE

-9,000

01-Oct-2013

TG

117

X

WOWET1

0

01-Oct-2013

TG

117

X

WOWET1

0

Dear Thai Airways...Still no conclusion to my complaint.

Almost 6 months now.

You took my air miles but no flight was awarded.....

Had to book with Air Asia at the last minute

Regards.

-----Original Message-----

To: csr54082 <[email protected]>; ROPsvc <[email protected]>

Sent: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 0:36

Subject: Re: Missing Award Flight for next week-Urgent-Thanks-More assistance required-No response

Greetings...back in Thailand once more ...any news/response..ref above /attached..?

Regards

[belg]

so no jail time, no fine, no nothing ?

TIT

[mancub]

I'm sorry but what the actual hell?? They didn't press charges cos he had a ticket???

Let me guess, hi-so and connected then?

Let me guess, you can't read? Charges were not made at the time because he was unstable and maybe mentally ill, not because he had a ticket.

Would you also care to guess then, at what course of action the authorities will pursue ?

[empireboy]

Geesus if some of you think the mental state of passengers should be checked first there wouldn't be any flights anywhere!

[saakura]

Happened to one of my colleagues on a business travel last year. And he is a very frequent flier with at least 20 long haul flights out og Bangkok each year. He got some kind of a phobia or panic attack on a short hop flight from Lima to Panama and had to be offlanded and taken to a hospital for mental evaluation. Flew back 48hrs later and has been flying normally ever since. He has been meditating after that but no medications.

[Jim walker]

AS the nutter had a valid ticket I hope he was put on the next flight after getting some electric shock treatment to calm him down.

[Basil B]

In the UK and I assume in many other countries many airlines offer help for those who have a fear of flying, I have a phobia of spiders and I am sure if I saw a lot of spiders crawling out the air ducts as soon as the plane started to taxi I would be banging on the door and shouting let me out of here...

[antimedia]

So did the BIB take him off to the local Psych hospital, or just turf him out on the street?

Before or after a heavy handed pat down and emptying his pockets.

[impulse]

It was probably after they announced that the inflight meal consisted of a purple cardboard box containing two sandwiches and a plastic cup of water!

When did they start adding the other sandwich and a half?

[freedom4life]

I felt like doing that once when I discovered my business class seat on Thai was just a front row seat on Thai Smile.

could of, would of, should of...DO IT IT MAN! GET UP STAND UP...STAND UP FOR YOUR ____! Finish the song yourself...

[chotthee]

All passengers should purchase health insurance that also cover metal health before boring any plane.

It is for the passengers own good.

[recycler]

There is no reason to smile on Thai Smile and plenty of reasons to go beserk!

I'm not a big guy at 1.82 cm length, but my legs don't fit between the chairs, than the crappy sandwich and no beer, so if any smile, it's rubbed of your face rapidly after boarding! I was very happy to get out, but could compose myself until after arrival.

[americaninbangkok]

It was probably after they announced that the inflight meal consisted of a purple cardboard box containing two sandwiches and a plastic cup of water!

You got TWO sandwiches?!

[ginjag]

They should carry thick gaffer tape,they the could of taped him to his seat and gagged him,no need for the flight to be aborted then,i beleive this is a regular occurence on holiday flights from the uk to spain on ryanair.

That's only cause you don't pay a quid for the toilet.

[Torrens54]

Why was he so upset? Why did they have to transfer everyone to a different plane? Surely they could have led him away and then after sorting out the fuel wasted just taken off. Or am I missing something here?

They may have decided to do a full search of the aircraft, just in case he had stashed something that might go BANG on board. They'd also need to get his checked luggage, if any out of the hold, for the same reason. That part would be simple enough but the Full Search would take a lot of time.

As for his reason....maybe the unsmiling, uppity cabin crew gave him the "whoops" and he wanted OFF. Wonder if the usual Black Paint was brought out to cover the logo?

[Travel Dude]

Why was he so upset? Why did they have to transfer everyone to a different plane? Surely they could have led him away and then after sorting out the fuel wasted just taken off. Or am I missing something here?

His luggage too... As a security precaution everyone and everything needs to get off the plane. That's standard procedure.

[Gandtee]

In future every passenger must be checked about his mental stability before he is allowed to boarding a plane...

Maybe you should be the first to be checked! I would suggest that most passengers would fail a test by the time they take their seats, Going through the hassle of flying now is enough to make anyone a raving lunatic!