A disruptive passenger was restrained with flexible handcuffs and duct-taped to a seat as his flight was diverted to make an emergency landing in Baltimore Thursday night, photos and video from other passengers showed.
Richard Olenick and Juan Mejia were more than halfway through the flight when a man two rows behind them in the first-class section started to become belligerent, Olenick said.
A flight attendant tried to control the situation but the man got increasingly agitated, started to hit the passenger next to him and then hit a woman who tried to intervene, Olenick said.
And they claim that they couldn’t do anything about those idiots that started preaching and singing religious nonsense, and basically holding a Christian rock concert mid flight…
If it is supposed to move and it doesn’t…WD-40.
If it moves and it’s not supposed to…Duct tape.
There is NO duct manufacturer that calls for the use of duct tape.
It has ZERO official use.
That’s because it was originally ‘duck’ tape, due to it being made from duck cloth. After WWII the GIs back home from the war had liked how useful it was, and so used it for general repairs, including sometimes taping up air ducts, from which it got its more commonly-known name.
I have no idea if this is true but it’s inconsequential so I’m going to choose to believe it.
It’s true!
Did you know that it was originally a band aid for combat situations?
Also that nowadays the industry massively prefers gaffer tape cause it can be removed without leaving a mess.
Gaffers tape is pretty much just non-water-resistant duck/t tape, you see it used a lot to hold cables down in theaters and concert venues. I’ve only ever seen aluminum foil tape used for duct joints and repair.
It has too short of a life expectancy to be used for construction.
The are no manufacturers that call for its use…that I know of.
It is good for holding things in place till they’ve been secured but don’t leave it on, the sticky stuff will make a mess.
Well, the original-original duck tape, which wasn’t a sticky tape, was recommended and used a lot in construction (and shoes, and fashion) back at the turn of the last century. Duck tape, the original sticky and somewhat waterproof version, was used by the military for quick repairs during WWII. Afterwards it was often sold in stores for quick home repairs.
But yes, especially these days and for long-term repairs, there are better options.
Damn. Should have scrolled down.
a racist AND a homophobe! what?! but also he might end up being fined as much as 40k for assualting passengers, so that’s nice.
Surely it’s more than that. The airline had to essentially got an entire second plane for everyone.
that’s just the assault, and just from the airline he can face separate fines for everything else.
Don’t forget he needs to pay for the tape too.
If he’s in first class that’s chump change for him. Must be nice being rich and facing no real consequences
US domestic first is hardly “stratospheric wealth” territory, anyone could afford that if they saved for it (which I really wouldn’t recommend - paying over the odds for a bigger seat on a 3hr shitty 737 flight is how you ensure you’ll never have enough money for real first-class travel…)
In my experience almost nobody is paying for the first class seats, they’re all frequent flyers who get upgraded there because they have status with the airline they fly on lots for work/business.
I’ll occasionally spend frequently flyer miles for a business class/first class domestic ticket. Buying tickets with frequently flyer miles is a bit different than paying with dollars. When paying in dollars, most everyone’s idea about the price difference between economy and first class is mostly accurate. In dollars, its double, triple, or even more for a first class ticket over economy. However with points (miles) its sometimes only 1.25x more for the first class ticket. Its not like you can spend airline miles on rent or groceries, so spending a bit more for a much more comfortable experience can be worth it. This is especially true if you only fly a few times a year and you’ll have enough points re-earned by the next time you need it for a ticket.
Fair point; the only justifiable reason to actually pay for it is if it’s a feeder for a long-haul first connection (many airlines don’t sell mixed-class bookings easily.)
You can also get upgraded for free. I’ve flown first many times, I’ve never paid for it.
I only first class, but am not obscenely wealthy. I don’t fly often, and I’m a big dude and find it more comfortable. If I’m spending 2 grand going on a vacation every 5 or 6 years, I can splurge an extra couple hundred so I don’t spend the whole time dreading the trip back.
The rest of the passengers should get 30 unsupervised minutes in a room with him and whatever happens, happens. Gives them something to do while they get the other plane ready.
If that’s really duct tape, I wonder how easily it comes off of those upholstered seats without ruining them.
Remember kids. If she doesnt find you handsome she should at least find you handy.
Moves and shouldnt? Duct tape. Doesn’t move and should? Wd-40
Come over here big boy and I’ll find you a handy
Loved red green growing up.
Just another item on that rowdy’s bill after the flight ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Looks like they took his Burger King crown away.
Absolute man-child
First class ain’t what it used to be.
He moved all the way up to 0 class
How lucky he must be to have finally found his place in life.
Some of us NEVER find it.
This won’t stop until countries start punishing airlines for letting these repeat offenders onto flights in the first place
I would bet good money that this asshole has done this before, probably many times
From what I know the airlines do enforce lifetime bans for things that endanger others or just plain terrify the crew.
Of course, but only actions that threaten the crew/staff. OF COURSE, they are important, but fellow passengers? The bans and what might trigger those bans should also come under strict scrutiny!
Sadly, they do not. Airlines do absolutely not give a shit what other passengers have to put up with the whole point is to discover how much they will put up with to find out terribly. They can be treated while paying the most amount they can be charged for a ticket.
That also needs to be regulated and stopped. “Free market capitalism” might as well be called “Vampire capitalism” and treated as such.
Airlines care a lot when they have to make an unscheduled landing due to passenger behavior.
Absolutely they’ve about an unscheduled stop, but let’s not pretend this isn’t a complex problem that is contributed to by the airlines themselves (as in Executives) squeezing every penny they can out of passengers at the expense of passengers, crew, airport staff, and more. Deregulating the airlines just made them bigger, which doesn’t help them be responsive and dynamic to a societal epidemic of mental health issues. More rules, lifetime bans, fines, and doing more of the same aren’t going to fix a problem that is bigger than the airlines.
There is no indication is a repeat offence and the airline would have banned him, as they usually do.
Hold up. I was thought by this community to use kinesthetic tape for this…
There have been more than 1,160 unruly passenger incidents reported so far this year, according to the FAA.
Jesus. Maybe we should make air travel less accessible again.
Or quit serving alcohol. 🤷♂️
Did I miss something? Where was alcohol mentioned?
It wasn’t mentioned in the article about this specific incident, but most times I read about a passenger getting arrested for disrupting a flight, they were drunk.
They’re projecting
Jaun Mejia the baseball player who pitches for the Colorado Rockies?
Naah must be another Jaun.
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