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| Passenger's chants delay aircraft take-off |
| 2010-12-23 |
| An Air Malta flight from London Heathrow was forced to return to the terminal after a passenger started praying and chanting in the aisle just before take-off. The man got to his knees on Tuesday and started chanting in Arabic and ignored instructions by cabin crew to return to his seat, a spokesman for the airline said. Passengers panicked when they heard the man chanting, and he had to be restrained by passengers and crew, according to media reports. The aircraft returned to the terminal and the passengers were disembarked for security procedures. British police arrested the man. The flight, which had already been delayed because of bad weather, was due to arrive in Malta on Tuesday night. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 but not as satisfying as an inline beatdown |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-12-23 18:40 |
| #7 I've heard that when sailors get unruly, the navy sandwiches the guy between two stretchers and zip-ties them together. It's called "clamshelling". Sounds pretty effective. :-) Yep! Two Stokes stretchers and some zip-ties. Very effective. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2010-12-23 18:31 |
| #6 When someone misbehaves, put them in the box and lock it. Include some tough nylon loops along its length, so it can have a pole inserted through them, and it and its passenger can be carried by a couple of strong men. I've heard that when sailors get unruly, the navy sandwiches the guy between two stretchers and zip-ties them together. It's called "clamshelling". Sounds pretty effective. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-23 17:52 |
| #5 Add some bomb bay doors... |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-12-23 17:35 |
| #4 Anonymoose, with all the large people out there today, better start by making it 7'x3'x3', then make it strong enough to contain an explosion, just in case. You don't want to have to cut off his feet and an arm at the shoulder in order to get him into the thing...even using the stainless steel silverware they provide in first class. Upon further pondering, I think duct tape, coupled with a strip search, is still a better answer. It doesn't take up as much storage room, nor add nearly as much weight. And anyway, duct tape is cheap. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-12-23 17:33 |
| #3 Because the vast majority of such dorks are by themselves, I've been thinking for a while that the airlines could install a light, portable, but extremely durable box, say 6'x2'x2'. When someone misbehaves, put them in the box and lock it. Include some tough nylon loops along its length, so it can have a pole inserted through them, and it and its passenger can be carried by a couple of strong men. It could be quite sound proof, and even have a battery powered vent to insure that enough oxygen remains within, yet strongly muffles any sound. No reason to even open the box until it has been delivered to a police organization. Then, with a little hosing out, and a new battery, it would be good to go. Think of all the duct tape it could save. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-12-23 13:08 |
| #2 Open the cabin door and escort him out, don't bother to land. If he's faithful, MO-ham-head will swoop down on his winged horse and save him, if he's not, SPLAT,(Inshallah) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-12-23 12:02 |
| #1 Great. You've been waiting for days to get out of snowy Heathrow and head for sunny Malta for Christmas vacation and this mook starts this shit. I'm surprised they didn't beat him to death.... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-12-23 09:11 |