Flying used to be glamorous, but these days, it’s more chaotic than ever. Take the recent incident at Perth Airport, where a 37-year-old man from Western Australia caused quite a stir. It all started innocently enough as he boarded a flight bound for Melbourne. But here’s where things took a turn – he was drunk out of his mind.
“The AFP will allege the man, 37, was intoxicated as he boarded a flight bound for Melbourne,”
As the plane prepared for takeoff, the cabin crew noticed something was amiss. The man’s behavior grew increasingly erratic and disruptive. It became apparent that allowing him to fly in such a state would be risky and potentially dangerous. So, with great reluctance, they made the tough call to ask him to leave the aircraft.
“When airline staff asked the man to leave the aircraft due to his intoxication, he was allegedly loud and aggressive towards them and later punched the wall outside a boarding gate with an open palm.”
Now picture this – there he was, standing outside the gate seething with anger and frustration. And in a moment of sheer impulse or perhaps drunken stupor, he decided it was perfectly reasonable to punch the wall right beside him. What did that accomplish? Well, besides probably hurting his hand more than anything else – not much.
“Our airports are a shared, safe space and airport and airline staff should not have to deal with intoxicated passengers, verbal abuse or any other bad behavior,”
The Australian Federal Police got wind of this escapade and promptly intervened. They approached him calmly but firmly; unfortunately for our unruly traveler here – cooperation wasn’t exactly on his agenda that day. Refusing to comply with their requests led straight into handcuffs and off to face some serious charges.
But let’s not forget – this isn’t an isolated case of airborne madness. Just recently on an Air Asia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney, another passenger thought it’d be fun to try opening emergency exits mid-flight – not once but twice! Talk about high-altitude drama.
“The man was then restrained by crew and passengers during which he allegedly assaulted an airline staff member,”
So next time you’re flying high up in the sky dreaming about your destination or sipping on your tiny cup of coffee – just remember it’s not always smooth sailing up there…sometimes quite literally!
