Unruly pax - Several incidents - Video

Unruly passenger forces flight diversion to Philly An American Airlines passenger allegedly tried to smash plane's window while in flight An American Airlines flight travelling from Charlotte to London was rerouted to Philadelphia after an unruly passenger needed to be physically restrained by flight crew and passengers. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed a criminal complaint against Sarah Elizabeth Buffett, of Charlotte, for allegedly assaulting and intimidating crew members and interfering with their performance duties. Flight 732, which departed Charlotte at 11:17 p.m. Tuesday, was diverted to Philadelphia International Airport, landing Wednesday at 4:36 a.m. The flight on Airbus A330, carrying 267 passengers and being operated by U.S. Airways, was cancelled due to crew restrictions. "We apologize to our customers, and have re-accommodated them on alternate flights," American Airlines said in a statement. Buffett, seated in first class, allegedly became physically aggressive and was damaging her seat, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. She allegedly tried to smash the aircraft window with an entertainment system remote before getting out of her seat and acting in a menacing manner in front of the cockpit door. Flight attendants were unable to restrain Buffett and needed assistance from passengers to place Buffett in plastic restraints, according to the complaint. Buffett allegedly removed the restraints twice before she was held down by a passenger and had tape wrapped around her lower legs. Buffett told investigators that she drank at least three glasses of wine and took a Zaleplon pill prescribed for her insomnia, the complaint said. She said she did not remember anything after requesting not to be served dinner. Her next memory, she told investigators, came after being physically restrained by an unknown male and learning of the flight's diversion to Philadelphia. Buffett was removed from the aircraft by several law enforcement officers and transported to the Tinicum Township Police Department for investigation. http://www.phillyvoice.com/unruly-passenger-forces-flight-diversion-philly/ Back to Top

Man restrained with seltbelts and tape on Siberia Airlines flight Fellow fliers showed little patience with an allegedly drunk and unruly man on a flight to Vladivostok Man restrained with seltbelts and tape on Siberia Airlines flight The incident ended with one man very tightly restrained  An unruly passenger appears to have taken air rage to new heights, if these photos are anything to go by. An incident on board Siberia Airlines Flight 546 from Hong Kong to Vladivostok on Monday ended with him restrained in the aisle using a combination of seatbelts and tape. Man restrained with seltbelts and tape on Siberia Airlines flight Unruly fliers are dealt with quickly and severely in Russia The man was allegedly drunk and abusive to other passengers, according to Vostok Media, prompting several others on board to take fairly forceful action. As a YouTube video of the incident shows, he was shoved to the floor by a fellow flier before a handful of others appeared to kick and punch him. The video has been viewed more than 445,000 times since it was uploaded on July 20. The man was detained by local police upon arrival in Vladivostock, the report adds. The Civil Aviation Authority recently warned that air rage was a growing problem, with the number of incidents on British airlines rising from 114 last year - up from 85 in 2013 and 47 in 2012. It called on airport bars and duty free shops to limit the sale of alcohol in a bid to tackle the issue.