So this is what it looks like to be restrained on a plane…

Check out this Gawker story about a passenger being restrained on an Icelandair flight. I’ve always wondered what it looks like to be restrained on an airplane, and now we even have a picture. Apparently the story behind it is as follows:

According to eyewitness accounts and Iceland’s Morgunblaðið newspaper (link in Icelandic; pretend it’s a Bjork song), the gentleman pictured downed “an entire bottle” of duty free alcohol, then proceeded to lose his damn mind, groping, choking, and spitting on other passengers, and yelling that the plane was going to crash.

Wow, that’s gotta be embarrassing once he sobers up…

(Tip of the hat to Steven)

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Todd Diamond

There's now a video making the rounds: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=510_1357726272

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Patrick Guest

On the brightside, it looks like he was still able to watch AirShow.

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PatMike Guest

Middle seat is punishment enough...

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Jorge Guest

Tell us the truth Ben! I heard you were so high on champers that you literally ran naked all over the place, right after the A380 shower. There is a fatwah to get you arrested !

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Sean M. Diamond

@Kai - Usual procedure for a restrained passenger during landing is for a nearby Able Bodied Passenger (ideally a spare crew member if available) to be designated to release/assist them in case of an emergency evacuation. I've had a similar situation on KLM some years ago where they gave me the set of handcuff keys for landing in case of an emergency.

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