Passenger restrained, strapped to his seat after attacking flight attendant

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Passenger restrained, strapped to his seat after attacking flight attendant

MELBOURNE, Australia - A passenger allegedly attacked a flight attendant on an Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi to Australia after he was told he wasn't allowed to smoke on the plane.

The incident saw fellow travelers on flight EY460 forced to restrain the man and he was tied to his seat using cable ties until the plane landed in Melbourne.

The man, believed to be in his 20s, was then arrested by Australian Federal Police man at Tullamarine Airport.

Speaking to the Brisbane Times, a Melbourne woman returning from a holiday in England said: 'There was a lot of screaming, shouting and it was terrifying. There were about six or seven men who held him down and then the crew supplied cable ties to tie him to a seat in the last row.'

The drama happened around seven hours into the 13-hour flight, with the man said to be screaming and shouting as he was restrained in his seat.

The decision was taken by pilot and cabin crew not to make an emergency landing, as they believed the situation to be under control, and safe landing was made by the Boeing 777-300ER some six hours later.

Full story: http://www.eturbonews.com/60405/passenger-restrained-strapped-his-seat-after-attacking-flight-at

-- eTN 2015-06-19

[InsertUserName]

perhaps they should have slapped a patch on him too

...i have no problem with the course of action taken by the other passengers, pilot and crew.

Air travel is uncomfortable enough, why make it worse for yourself and everyone else….

[MB1]

Don't they teach 20 year olds anything these days, even an Aussie should know smoking on a plane is not allowed, is it part of the national curriculum, maybe not hey, oh well he should have learned by now the error of his ways...

[saltandpepper]

Ban him from flying for 5 years.

Will give him time to think.

[bdenner]

Don't they teach 20 year olds anything these days, even an Aussie should know smoking on a plane is not allowed, is it part of the national curriculum, maybe not hey, oh well he should have learned by now the error of his ways...

So what makes you think he was an Aussie?

[MB1]

Don't they teach 20 year olds anything these days, even an Aussie should know smoking on a plane is not allowed, is it part of the national curriculum, maybe not hey, oh well he should have learned by now the error of his ways...

So what makes you think he was an Aussie?

Flying to Melbourne was maybe a clue, but maybe I'm wrong, he could have been Aussie/Lebanese hey, or even Chinese or Vietmanese, then again he could have been a ten pound pom, but not at 20 hey.........

[ezzra]

The issue of unruly passengers become a wide spread problems in recent years owning

to the facts that many people are a illicit substances users other than tobacco products,

and they miss their fix while on the plane, compounded with the general attitude of disregard

and ill mannered, selfish people whom only think of them selves, so all the above, at

times, culminate in ugly incidents as we keep reading in the media about....

[gavo]

He was German

[stevenl]

Excellent the crew continued to their destination.

[HerbalEd]

Nicotine addiction is a bitch.

[oneday]

Great actions on the part of the passengers who helped subdue him and the captain for continuing the flight.

[little mary sunshine]

Idiot!!

[Lantern]

What a muppet.

[Suradit69]

He was German

Was? Hopefully he still is, or Australian justice is tougher than I imagined.

[AlQaholic]

Don't they teach 20 year olds anything these days, even an Aussie should know smoking on a plane is not allowed, is it part of the national curriculum, maybe not hey, oh well he should have learned by now the error of his ways...

So what makes you think he was an Aussie?

Flying to Melbourne was maybe a clue, but maybe I'm wrong, he could have been Aussie/Lebanese hey, or even Chinese or Vietmanese, then again he could have been a ten pound pom, but not at 20 hey.........

He may have been an Arab or any nationality of the Planet Earth, as the report do not state his nationality....

[gavo]

He was German

Was? Hopefully he still is, or Australian justice is tougher than I imagined.

Yes still is German. Lol. His nationality was quoted from the Courier Mail newspaper in Australia.

[alfalfa19]

They should have muzzled him as well, then the passengers would not have to listen to him shouting. Hard to do that with cable ties, I guess.

[Pomthai]

Passenger like this should be thrown out. Show him the door.

[craigt3365]

I was on a flight a few years ago, landing into Amsterdam. A guy was super drunk and rowdy. Crew tried to get him to calm down. No luck. Captain came out and had him restrained with zip ties. The captain was pissed! On arrival, we were told to stay in our seats. 4 huge cops came on board and escorted him off. We all clapped.

[4u2mad]

Being a smoker myself, I do admit to feeling a bit of a cold turkey attack on these long hauls. But still have a problem with the fact ecigs aren't allowed

[MaxYakov]

Being a smoker myself, I do admit to feeling a bit of a cold turkey attack on these long hauls. But still have a problem with the fact ecigs aren't allowed

Maybe his forced, cold-turkey quitting will be continued in his detainment cell. I wonder if 60 days would be enough time for him to kick the habit.

[Cuchulainn]

Knobend!

[Maestro]

He was German

Was? Hopefully he still is, or Australian justice is tougher than I imagined.

Yes still is German. Lol. His nationality was quoted from the Courier Mail newspaper in Australia.

Could you please give a link to the source? I can find nothing about it on http://www.couriermail.com.au/

[gavo]

He was German

Was? Hopefully he still is, or Australian justice is tougher than I imagined.

Yes still is German. Lol. His nationality was quoted from the Courier Mail newspaper in Australia.

Could you please give a link to the source? I can find nothing about it on http://www.couriermail.com.au/

Here is the link.

http://m.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/emirates-passenger-tied-up-by-air-crew-after-trying-to-smoke-on-flight-to-brisbane/story-fnihsrf2-1226793572626

[Wat dee]

He was German

Was? Hopefully he still is, or Australian justice is tougher than I imagined.

Yes still is German. Lol. His nationality was quoted from the Courier Mail newspaper in Australia.

Long row back home!

[Brian Robson]

It is scary for every passenger when a passenger goes berserk on an airborne plane, not to mention hazardous.

It's usually drink, but having experienced an incident myself, I personally think there should be an international prison sentence of 3 months plus a banning order on anyone who makes this choice!

[chickenslegs]

Here is the link.

http://m.couriermail...2-1226793572626

That story is dated January 2014 and relates to a passenger on an Emirates flight.

Edited June 19, 2015 by chickenslegs

[Maestro]

Removed some troll posts.

[F4UCorsair]

Don't they teach 20 year olds anything these days, even an Aussie should know smoking on a plane is not allowed, is it part of the national curriculum, maybe not hey, oh well he should have learned by now the error of his ways...

Was he an Australian? I missed that in the article.

Incidentally, Australia was the first country to ban smoking on flights.

Edited June 19, 2015 by F4UCorsair

[Cent]

Being a smoker myself, I do admit to feeling a bit of a cold turkey attack on these long hauls. But still have a problem with the fact ecigs aren't allowed

The problem with E-cigs is those ignorant of their use freak out if they see the 'vapor' from one, thinking it is smoke.

The easiest way, and the smartest, to keep from having nicotine withdrawal while flying is by using the nicoderm patches, which are easily available at most pharmacies (21mg is the strongest, and I suggest using those while flying). The airlines and airports would make a fortune selling these as singles (rather than a whole box) in kiosks in the airport, or even on the planes themselves.