A Turkish Airlines flight travelling from Istanbul to Jakarta was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger bit a cabin attendant's finger.?
The man is thought to have been intoxicated on the Jakarta-bound flight?and was warned to calm himself down by flight attendants.
However, this is said to have only antagonised him further and he then bit the finger of one of the members of staff on board.
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. It shows a man throwing punches at a flight attendant holding plastic handcuffs.?He then attempts to tackle the man, as shocked passengers look on. Other flight attendants were seen trying to diffuse the tension.?
The passenger responsible for the ruckus, Muhammad John Jaiz Boudewijn, is himself a pilot for Indonesian carrier Batik Air.?
The man's erratic behaviour forced?the flight – which was due to arrive in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, on Tuesday?at 5 pm local time?– to turn around above Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to land at Kualanamu International Airport, Medan,?Hurriyet Daily News reported.?
The man who was said to have caused the altercation was subdued and escorted off the plane. The Boeing 777was then able to depart again, arriving at its original destination at around 8 pm local time.
“Because of the ruckus on the plane, Turkish Airlines dropped the Indonesian passenger who was injured at Kualanamu Airport, Medan," a spokesperson for the Jakarta Metro Police said.
“The Indonesian citizen who was suspected of being drunk is undergoing treatment at Kualanamu Health Clinic," they added.??
Another local outlet, KabarPenumpang, said that the incident was now being investigated by the Deli Serdang Police, which operates in the Medan region.??
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