New Delhi: Every airline's cabin crew strives to treat passengers politely, but unruly behaviour by some passengers poses a challenge for them. One such instance came to light after social media videos of a Pakistani passenger causing commotion on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Peshawar-Dubai flight surfaced.
In one of the videos, the man is seen kicking the plane's window and punching the seats while wearing only a vest. Another video shows him lying face down on the plane's floor.
Taking to Twitter, Dr Shalabh Mani Tripathi, MLA Deoria, shared the viral clip and wrote, “This is Pakistan’s Flight” (with a laughing emoji)
"#Watch: In a shocking incident, a passenger on a #Pakistan International Airlines (#PIA) #Peshawar to #Dubai flight created chaos midflight when he started kicking the aircraft's window, punching seats, and indulging in a brawl with the flight staff," wrote another Twitter user.
According to the Dawn News, the passenger boarded PIA's flight PK-283 from Peshawar to Dubai on September 14. According to ARY News, the passenger damaged the aircraft's window by kicking it forcefully as if attempting to break it. His shenanigans did not end there, as he later lay face down on the plane's floor. When the flight attendants tried to intervene, the passenger became violent and attacked them.
As the plane took off, he started asking the cabin crew to get him off the aircraft. The man then started punching and kicking the seats, causing panic among the passengers.
One of the videos shows flight attendants attempting to calm the passenger down and pleading with him not to act in such a way. According to Dawn News, the man started praying and giving Azaan in the aisle before lying down.