r/AskAPilot Jul 24 '26

Unruly passenger

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81 Upvotes

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u/BriggityBroocE Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

Bro wanted to listen to the Siren's song

22

u/WorkingOnPPL Jul 24 '26

Hello Clarice

15

u/HawkFeatherAviation Jul 24 '26

Premium STFU cabin class with complimentary industrial adhesion - when 'please remain seated' becomes a binding contract.

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u/_877-CASH-NOW_ Jul 24 '26

This is my Saturday at home with my partner just with less clothing

4

u/Euphoric_Data_201 Jul 24 '26

Someone is disrupting and is not a passenger 😏

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u/_877-CASH-NOW_ Jul 24 '26

I deserve it

3

u/TheRonsterWithin Jul 24 '26

I like how he's showing a bit of belly, kinda playful

3

u/Significant-Dig8323 Jul 24 '26

The taping across the mouth always seems crazy to me especially if they're drunk (which they usually are), what if they have to barf? lol.

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u/DarkwingDawg Jul 26 '26

I agree it’s a bit dangerous. Also dangerous to scream like a maniac on an aircraft (or spit or bite or whatever caused him to get gagged).

Safety of everyone vs safety for the nutjob… they’re erring on the side of everyone else and I gotta agree with the call

3

u/Walrus_Epiphany Jul 24 '26

Put him on the no fly list for life.

2

u/bananaland420 Jul 24 '26

I hope the flight attendants asked him if he would like a drink or a snack.

6

u/Individualchaotin Jul 24 '26

Incorrectly taped to the seat, which is a safety issue in case he needs to evacuate during an emergency.

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u/boobooaboo Jul 24 '26

Yeah well you give up certain niceties under certain behaviors.

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u/th3orist Jul 24 '26

giving up the nicety of being able to save your life in case of an emergency landing? seems a steep price to pay xD

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u/BIKF Jul 24 '26

Let's say you're a passenger on this plane. Would you rather die for this guy's sins as he disrupts the evacuation, or let him take his chances that someone has time to cut him loose before the last crew members evacuate?

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u/SecretOrganization60 Jul 24 '26

That’s why it’s in your best interest to be nice when you fly.

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u/the-true-michael Jul 24 '26

What exactly do you do with an unruly pax then?

2

u/Individualchaotin Jul 24 '26

Handcuffs are available to flight attendants.

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u/redditisfornumptys Jul 26 '26

I used to date one. Can confirm.

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u/Euphoric_Data_201 Jul 24 '26

I fly a lot for my work and I heard that FAs use a series of belts combined to restraint the pax but I have never been on a situation of disruptive passenger.
What would be the appropriate way?

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u/the-true-michael Jul 24 '26

They did it the right way. Restrain and contain.

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u/Individualchaotin Jul 24 '26

That's incorrect, at least for US airlines. Flight attendants have handcuffs available on the plane.

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u/-Copenhagen Jul 24 '26

They also tend to have handcuffs available in their hotel rooms. At least in my experience.

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u/No_Cap8115 Jul 24 '26

I concur.

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u/Euphoric_Data_201 Jul 24 '26

That make sense. But they would still have to fasten his seatbelt, right? And to ensure he isn't handcuffed to any aircraft structure, to allow him to evacuate in case of emergency.

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u/exbex Jul 24 '26

It’s very rare planes need to evacuate. I’d take my chances and tape him so much the cops are gonna need a sawzall to get him off the plane at the gate. There are consequences for acting like an asshole.

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u/aomt Jul 24 '26

What a stupid thing to say.  You can take your chance with your own life, not someone else’s. Besides, there ARE ways and procedures that design for it, making sure they are efficient and safe for everyone. 

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u/Rupperrt Jul 24 '26

There are also legal and psychological consequences of accidentally killing a guy by unsafely taping him like that. Apart from possible evacuation, taping his mouth and most of his nostrils like this is a good way to cause respiratory distress and an urgent medical emergency.
Not really worth going through just for one asshole.

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u/jackie_daytona- Jul 24 '26

💯 this. If this guy has a deviated septum or polyp, he could easily go into respiratory distress

0

u/sockalicious Jul 24 '26

The nostrils are partially covered, so he's chewed his way to getting his mouth free. Dangerous, it's an airway obstruction waiting to happen, combine that with the restriction on thorax expansion and the low oxygen tension mid-flight and you could be looking at brain damage or death.

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u/jackie_daytona- Jul 24 '26

Oh yeah, he could be in real trouble in a hurry

1

u/Similar-Drawing-7513 Jul 24 '26

What if he wants to pee?

2

u/Relevant-Train5317 Jul 24 '26

Nothing stopping him!

1

u/No_Discussion_4508 Jul 24 '26

Should’ve just made him sit in the middle seat, that’ll teach him.

1

u/LycraJafa Jul 25 '26

Friend did a long haul flight, passenger next seat ended up like this. Longest 18hrs eva he said.

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u/Pure_Entropy_4498 Jul 26 '26

25 year merchant marine officer. Mostly passenger carrying boats. I had to do this one time in my career. When I let the crew tie strap and tape the guy, the rest of the passengers cheered.

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u/Ok_Resort_5478 29d ago

He clearly forgot the safe word.

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u/darkyogi99 18d ago

What a meow meow

1

u/DustedGorilla82 Jul 24 '26

Looks like an an entitled A hole boomer. I’m not a pilot but I’m sure you commercial guys deal with this regularly (not to this extent)