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Title: Passenger bitten while helping BA air crew subdue man Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 04, 2016, 20:26:36 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35961479):
Quote Passenger bitten while helping BA air crew subdue man A man needed hospital treatment after being bitten while helping crew members subdue a passenger on a British Airways flight from Dubai to Heathrow. Christopher McNerlin, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was on flight BA0104 on Friday when he was bitten on the arm. The Metropolitan Police said a 21-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and being drunk on board an aircraft. Mr McNerlin was permitted to sit in the cockpit as thanks for his efforts. He later posted pictures of the bite mark to social media, along with one of himself giving the "thumbs up" as he sat in the cockpit. He wrote: "That time when you help restrain and handcuff a nutter at 40,000ft. He bites you, but it's all OK because Captain Kendal lets you sit in the cockpit." British Airways thanked Mr McNerlin for his help and said the matter was being dealt with by the police. The Met said the arrested man had been bailed till late May and confirmed the injured passenger received medical assistance for a minor injury. Title: Re: Passenger bitten while helping BA air crew subdue man Post by: ChrisB on April 04, 2016, 20:55:49 Why do airlines let oafs like this on aircraft? Just refuse them boarding
Title: Re: Passenger bitten while helping BA air crew subdue man Post by: Brucey on April 04, 2016, 21:02:25 Why do airlines let oafs like this on aircraft? Just refuse them boarding Given the minimal amount of interaction you have with staff at the boarding gate, it would be very difficult to tell if someone is drunk. Especially if they have just been drinking at the airport and the alcohol isn't fully in their system yet.How about a breathalyser test as part of the boarding procedure... ::) Title: Re: Passenger bitten while helping BA air crew subdue man Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 04, 2016, 21:26:20 Problem is, you have to wait for twenty minutes since any 'suspect' last consumed alcohol for such a test to be valid - otherwise, you're just testing mouth alcohol, not blood alcohol.
Title: Re: Passenger bitten while helping BA air crew subdue man Post by: devon_metro on April 04, 2016, 22:03:13 I was on BA104 just the other week.
Boarding at the gate was, as is standard in the Middle East, lax, with no check of the passport/ticket once in the "holding pen". Odd really considering this was two days after the incident in Brussels. I wouldn't describe Dubai airport as a place to get 'lashed' though, given the general feeling towards such behavior in the U.A.E. Suspect the free flowing booze onboard BA had more to do with it! Title: Re: Passenger bitten while helping BA air crew subdue man Post by: Western Pathfinder on April 04, 2016, 22:06:51 After all BA stands for Booze Available .
Title: Re: Passenger bitten while helping BA air crew subdue man Post by: devon_metro on April 04, 2016, 22:10:26 After all BA stands for Booze Available . Well, it would be rude to turn down free champagne wouldn't it ;D This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |