Airline staff were forced to tie a drunken passenger to his seat with ropes and wires after he threatened passengers and flight crew on an Air India flight from Melbourne to Delhi. The passenger on Wednesday's flight reportedly ripped the clothing of two flight attendants and tried to bite several passengers, before the crew were able to tie him to his seat. The chief pilot had contacted the airline's command centre in Delhi to try to offload him in Singapore, but was told the diversion would have caused long delays across the airline's network. So the crew had no option but to tie the Indian national to his seat for the duration of the flight.
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The cabin crew were forced to restrain passenger with ropes after an incident on a Melbourne to Delhi flight on Wednesday
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The allegedly drunk male ripped flight attendants' clothing and tried to bite other passengers on board the Air India flight
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They were going to divert the plane to Singapore but were told delays for other passengers would be too long
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'Unruly flyers are a safety menace to both fellow flyers and the aircraft itself,' says Air India Pilot
As a result of similar previous incidences, some @placeholder airlines have demanded to have plastic handcuffs available on board.