Check out this Gawker story about a passenger being restrained on an Icelandair flight. I’ve always wondered what it looks like to be restrained on an airplane, and now we even have a picture. Apparently the story behind it is as follows:

According to eyewitness accounts and Iceland’s Morgunblaðið newspaper (link in Icelandic; pretend it’s a Bjork song), the gentleman pictured downed “an entire bottle” of duty free alcohol, then proceeded to lose his damn mind, groping, choking, and spitting on other passengers, and yelling that the plane was going to crash.

Wow, that’s gotta be embarrassing once he sobers up…

(Tip of the hat to Steven)

Posted on January 4th, 2013 by lucky
Filed under: Travel | 15 Comments »

  1. January 4th, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    bmvaughn said,

    I’d probably do the same thing if I got that amount of legroom

  2. January 4th, 2013 at 3:12 pm

    DeltaTraveler said,

    CNN just reported that Icelandair keep duct tape on board for this exact reason. Between that and plastic ties, he wasn’t going anywhere. Classic story.

  3. January 4th, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    BBTBphile said,

    Am I the only one turned on?

    Kidding!!!! (sorta)

  4. January 4th, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    Philipp said,

    Last October 4 friends of mine travelling To My wedding saw 3 russian tourists very drank harassing passengers and flight attendants. The Lufthansa flight from São Paulo to Munich landed in Recife where they were in police custody for 1 day.

    Link in Portuguese:
    http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/cotidiano/70383-voo-faz-pouso-em-recife-apos-confusao-a-bordo.shtml

  5. January 4th, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    Joe said,

    Saw this on AA 50 from DFW to LHR last Feb. no article but a YouTube video of the guy being hauled off.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9GMgEHE5og

  6. January 4th, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    Todd said,

    Ben, is that why you don’t drink…don’t want to run the risk ;-)

  7. January 4th, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    Brian L. said,

    People like this should be kicked off the plane – while it’s in the air. :)

  8. January 4th, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    Tom / SitInFirst.com said,

    Large IFE screens.

  9. January 4th, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    Kai said,

    What if they need to evacuate after landing?

  10. January 4th, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    Stephan said,

    Sorry, but idiots like these need to be banned from any future flying. Period. People need to be held accountable for their actions. Just imagine if you were on this flight with this jerk.

  11. January 4th, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Sean M. said,

    @Kai – Usual procedure for a restrained passenger during landing is for a nearby Able Bodied Passenger (ideally a spare crew member if available) to be designated to release/assist them in case of an emergency evacuation. I’ve had a similar situation on KLM some years ago where they gave me the set of handcuff keys for landing in case of an emergency.

  12. January 4th, 2013 at 8:44 pm

    Jorge said,

    Tell us the truth Ben! I heard you were so high on champers that you literally ran naked all over the place, right after the A380 shower.

    There is a fatwah to get you arrested !

  13. January 4th, 2013 at 11:27 pm

    PatMike said,

    Middle seat is punishment enough…

  14. January 7th, 2013 at 5:57 am

    Patrick said,

    On the brightside, it looks like he was still able to watch AirShow.

  15. January 9th, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    Todd said,

    There’s now a video making the rounds: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=510_1357726272

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