Recently, an Indian passenger on an Air India flight from Melbourne to New Delhi created such a ruckus in the plane after getting drunk that he had to be tied to his seat. The passenger allegedly got into a tiff with a few crew members and fellow passengers and then tried to hit them. He allegedly also tore the clothes of two attendants.
Before you dismiss this as a one off incident, think again! Crew members and airline staff have a different story to tell. A Times of India report says that Indian airlines have been long demanding for plastic handcuffs on board and enforce per-passenger drink limit. However, without strict rules in place, the crew members are only forced to do some jugaad.
What's worse, foreign airlines consider Indian flyers worst of all to get drunk on air. The ToI report lists some of the bizarre instances:
"A middle-aged sardaarji was so sloshed, he peed right there on the aisle! The flight was stinking and everyone was talking about how pathetic desi flyers are", a flyer told Times of India when asked about the behaviour of Indian passengers on foreign airlines.
That's not all. According to another passenger, two mid-aged men were so drunk that they decided to fly the aircraft!
10/09/14 Reuters/First Post
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Before you dismiss this as a one off incident, think again! Crew members and airline staff have a different story to tell. A Times of India report says that Indian airlines have been long demanding for plastic handcuffs on board and enforce per-passenger drink limit. However, without strict rules in place, the crew members are only forced to do some jugaad.
What's worse, foreign airlines consider Indian flyers worst of all to get drunk on air. The ToI report lists some of the bizarre instances:
"A middle-aged sardaarji was so sloshed, he peed right there on the aisle! The flight was stinking and everyone was talking about how pathetic desi flyers are", a flyer told Times of India when asked about the behaviour of Indian passengers on foreign airlines.
That's not all. According to another passenger, two mid-aged men were so drunk that they decided to fly the aircraft!
10/09/14 Reuters/First Post
