Terrible moment: passenger tries to smash plane window in mid-air by kicking it after argument with staff during flight from Pakistan to Dubai
- The flight crew attempted to calm the passenger after he began attacking the seats
- After takeoff, he began to behave erratically and asked to be taken back to Peshawar
- Security arrested the man upon arrival and deported him back to Pakistan
This is the moment a passenger flying from Pakistan to Dubai vents his frustration at an airplane window while in the air.
Police arrested the man upon arrival and deported him after Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-283 landed in Dubai from Peshawar on Wednesday.
Video footage showed flight attendants trying to calm the passenger after he began punching and kicking the seats, alarming passengers.
A passenger flying from Pakistan to Dubai was shown kicking an airplane window en route. Video footage showed flight attendants trying to calm the passenger after he began attacking the seats and alerting passengers
The passenger began acting erratically after takeoff and asked to be taken back to Peshawar. Security arrested the man when he arrived and deported him back to Pakistan
They yelled at him to stop after he smashed a shutter in his anger, saying “don’t do that”.
According to sources cited in Dawn, he began acting erratically after takeoff and asked to be taken back to Pakistan.
But the plane had already taken off, and the passenger only grew more restless as he drove.
The passenger began praying in the island’s rocket while he was supposed to be seated, leading to curious looks from the other passengers.
Video shows the cabin crew returning the man to his seat and removing him from the aisle.
The man was barefoot in both videos. He had a vest under his shirt, which he later removed during the flight along with his taqiyah (skullcap).
After becoming more aggressive, the flight captain contacted the Dubai air traffic controller to arrange for security to meet them upon landing.
The passenger began praying in the island’s rocket while he was supposed to be seated, leading to curious looks from the other passengers
The security detail detained the passenger upon his arrival in Dubai on September 14.
PIA management reportedly sent a two-man team from Islamabad to bring the passenger back after the crew came forward to brief them of the incident.
The man was blacklisted after his arrest.