Incident on Arkia Airlines Tel Aviv to Paris Flight

Passengers on board an Arkia Airlines flight from Ben-Gurion International Airport to Paris on Monday, 10 Nissan 5772 had to subdue an Israeli passenger who became unruly during the flight. According to the report, the man became uncontrollable and tried attacking members of the crew.

According to passengers, the man was seen drinking “a quantity” of alcohol prior to and during the flight, presumably accounting for his behavior. The man began cursing passengers and then crew members, followed by an attempted physical assault against a crew member. After trying to open one of the plane’s hatches passengers subdued him and tied him to a seat. When the plane landed in Paris the passenger was turned over to the custody of local police.

An Arkia official told the media that the passenger apparently drank alcohol which he purchased in a duty free shop in Ben-Gurion Airport and as a result became unruly.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)