A flight attendant on a Dubai-Islamabad flight needed to restrain an unruly passenger with cable ties, as seen in a widely-circulating video on social media. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon on an Emirates flight and the person was allegedly drunk and “extraordinarily violent”, in response to Newsweek that quoted an individual on board. He was tackled to the bottom by the cabin crew earlier than being restrained. One other video clip reveals the person detained in an airport wheelchair, however the actual whereabouts are usually not recognized.
“This occurred in Dubai flight to Islamabad this morning. Despatched by a passenger who remained terrified throughout the flight: “Drunk man extraordinarily violent. Restrained and handcuffed by emirates cabin crew however I believe Pak authorities let him go as he was effectively linked”,” Pakistani journalist Amir Mateen stated in a put up on X (previously Twitter) whereas sharing the video.
Reviews recommend,a Drunk and unruly passenger onboard an Emirates Boeing B777-300ER plane working a flight from Dubai (DXB) to Islamabad (ISB) created chaotic state of affairs inflight,which compelled the Emirates crew to restrain him & fasten his fingers for remainder of the flight.#unrulypic.twitter.com/JbKzZ6ZtZc
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) February 25, 2024
He additionally claimed that the person was allowed to go away and questioned Emirates about it.
Within the now-viral video, the person is seen trying a headbutt a male member of the flight crew who pushes him to the ground with the assistance of one other crew member.
The video then reveals the person being held on the ground by two male members of the crew whereas two feminine flight attendants seem to restrain his legs with cable ties.
A number of such incidents have been reported previously few months. Early in February, two males had been detained after a struggle broke out between them mid-air on a Southwest Airways flight from California to Hawaii.
Then in December, a person was detained after he tried to punch law enforcement officials on Spirit Airways flight from Colombia to Miami. Weeks earlier than that, a passenger attacked a flight attendant on a flight from Miami to New York, leaving her in a pool of blood.