SOMETHING IN THE AIR Flight fights seem on the rise

Posted on 02/17/2016 | About Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A passenger on an Emirates flight from Dubai was restrained by a travelling police officer after he allegedly launched a mid-air attack on the crew. The male passenger reportedly head-butted one member of the crew after attacking three others.

A police officer who was on board managed to put him in a headlock. Other passengers reported that his hands and legs were tied, and a surgical mask was put over his mouth to prevent him from biting anyone. He was detained on the cabin floor until the flight landed at Heathrow. The Metropolitan Police confirmed they were called to an incident involving a violent passenger and arrested a 30-year-old Dutch male. However, a spokesman said the incident was not related to terrorism. Police said, "He was taken off the plane and into custody at Heathrow police station where he remains at this time. "The investigation of the incident by Heathrow police is ongoing." Just a sampling of recent air rage - The incident follows an altercation on an Air Mediterranee flight from Algiers to Paris last week where a shirtless passenger was said to have urinated on another traveller after being denied cigarettes and alcohol. That unsurprisingly, sparked a massive brawl. Also last week, an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to San Diego was diverted to Denver after a passenger was reported as being intoxicated and disruptive. Despite several attempts by the crew to get him to stop, he became verbally abusive and then started making threats, the airline said. In January a flight from New York to Chicago was diverted to Detroit Metropolitan Airport due to a disruptive passenger. A woman assaulted another passenger on the flight and was restrained. Video showed authorities carrying her through the plane’s main aisle while passengers applauded. And it’s not just the passengers… A couple of weeks ago, a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Minneapolis was forced to make an unscheduled landing after two female flight attendants had a fist fight in the cabin. Apparently the two had a disagreement over "work issues," eventually leading to a punches being thrown at 37,000 feet. Another disruptive flight attendant was fired and has subsequently lost her bid to get her job back. Allegations made against her included shouting at fellow staff, acting rudely to passengers, failing to perform her tasks and eating food that should have been made available to passengers. But, here’s a curious thing… Whenever a passenger is involved authorities are called and the offenders are handed over. That doesn’t appear to be the case when flight attendants cause the problems … just wondering why…