More and more often the police have to intervene against rebellious passengers on board.
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Frankfurt Anyone who took Delta Airlines flight DL 097 from Paris to Detroit last Friday will probably not soon forget this trip. Instead of the US car metropolis, the Airbus A330 landed in Stephenville, Canada, with 261 passengers on board. The reason: a passenger was completely freaked out.
Apparently dramatic scenes took place on board: According to the authorities, a 38-year-old American was so angry that he was fixed in his seat by the cabin crew. But the man broke free. Several passengers are said to have tried to tame him until he landed. The pilot made an emergency call.
Situations like this are no longer exceptional. The global airline association IATA presented shocking figures a few days ago. According to this, the number of incidents on board – in technical jargon this is referred to as “unruly passenger incidents” – rose by 47 percent in the past year.
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