Unruly pax - Curt Lewis

This Unruly Airplane Passenger Almost Took Out The Co-Pilot

A "confused passenger" spiraled out of control during a flight from Amsterdam to Beijing, wounding the plane's co-pilot in the process.

Being above the clouds can really mess with your brain chemistry, at least that's what one might assume based on some of the unfathomable incidents that have occurred on airplanes lately.

A passenger aboard a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight reportedly "slightly wounded" the co-pilot on the way from Amsterdam to Beijing.

The incident was described as involving a "confused passenger" who "locked himself in the toilets and inflicted slight wounds on himself" and then "slightly wounded the co-pilot in one of the kitchens in the cabin."

On the "bright" side of the situation that could have ended much worse, other passengers bravely subdued the unruly person despite the fact they were armed with a shop object.

It's a relief they were able to stop him from hurting others and also serves as a reminder that people can ban together for the greater good.

"It was a frightening situation," a Dutch passenger reportedly told De Telegraaf.

The flight continued as the passenger was restrained to a seat and landed safely in Beijing.

Woman Tries to Open Plane Door Mid-Flight, Threatens Suicide

It was terror in the skies when a distraught passenger tried to open a plane's emergency exit door mid-flight then threatened to kill herself.

According to a Weibo user called @RogerStandy, the drama started when crew members noticed a woman on the Beijing Capital Airlines flight tampering with the exit door - apparently trying to open it. When the staff intervened, the woman reportedly threatened to commit suicide on the airplane. A fight then broke out, according to China Aviation Daily, when two other passengers joined in the melee.

"A female passenger got up and tried to do something at the door, but was stopped by crew members," said a statement from Capital Airlines of yesterday's occurrence.

Those involved were restrained and eventually arrested when the plane landed.

It's not the first time a Chinese flyer has encountered trouble.

Last year, China's tourism started keeping records of "uncivilized" behavior by its tourists after a string of embarrassing incidents. The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) keeps tabs on such transgressions as "violating order on public transportation" - including flights.

Some of the incidents include:

In January of last year, police in southwestern China detained a group of tourists after one of them actually opened the emergency exit doors on their plane as it was pushing off from the terminal. The group reportedly was upset about the plane's long delay.

In December 2014, a crying baby led to a mid-flight brawl between three women during an Air China Flight.

Also that December, a Chinese woman on an AirAsia flight from Bangkok to China apparently threw a cup of hot noodles on a flight attendant as her travel companion threatened to blow up the plane.

The emergency exit incident also comes days after a South Korean Jin Air flight flew for 40 minutes with one of the airplane exit doors ajar. An investigation is under way. Though no there were no serious injuries reported, according to the Associate Press, but passengers complained of headaches during the trip.