Man lights up in loo, then runs amok on Qantas flight

[anat0l]

From Adelaide Now (originally published by The Courier Mail):

A MAN kicked walls and broke free from restraints before finally being subdued and handed over to Singapore police after attempting to smoke on a Qantas flight.

I don't know what's more stupid: the man in the act, or the author of some of the reader comments on the article. :evil:

 

[docjames]

Didn't he watch Airways....

 

[samh004]

I can’t believe people are leaping to his defence. It very clearly states, in a number of places, that you can’t smoke in a plane, and as you also can’t smoke in the airport (other than a box somewhere) and in most restaurants and cafes around Australia, there’s no way you could plead ignorance. Plus he then acted like a tool.

Judging by the comments, there will be more who smoke and end up in trouble, hopefully their comments can be saved to aid in prosecution

 

[QF WP]

It must have been the nicotine receptors in his brain that set him off as they were in need of their fix

 

[DrJ]

Rules are rules, and smoking in the toilet is especially dangerous due to the fire hazard from discarded butts etc.

If someone is that hopelessly addicted to the cancer sticks, it would be a good idea to take nicotine gum/ patches on a long flight.

 

[Anna]

You realise this story is a year old?

 

[anat0l]

You realise this story is a year old?

Cripes, you're right!

Geez, do I feel like a royal goose right now.

Mods, feel free to delete / close this topic.


I do wonder why media companies post "the first scoop" but often fail to post the follow-up.

 

[DrJ]

Still, the adelaide now site had it with today's date

Good to see News Ltd are adopting a recycling policy...

 

[oz_mark]

Not the first time year old stories have resurface on a newspaper site.

 

[clifford]

Still, the adelaide now site had it with today's date

Good to see News Ltd are adopting a recycling policy...

Rupert doesn't care as long as he continues to make his squillions.

 

[samh004]

If this is a year old, what was the outcome for the passenger, was he fined, did he go to jail, was he put on a no fly list etc?

 

[estate]

If this is a year old, what was the outcome for the passenger, was he fined, did he go to jail, was he put on a no fly list etc?

On a related note - if you're put on a no-fly list as a result of doing something stupid on a flight out of your home country, how do you get home?

Do they bring you back and then put you on the no-fly list?

 

[anat0l]

Do they bring you back and then put you on the no-fly list?

A no-fly list is airline specific AFAICT; it would be bad luck if you were banned off every single airline (although if one airline bans you, no reason why another airline would be hesitant to carry you too).

In any case, there must exist some way to get you back; at "best" maybe it's you on an airline that doesn't want to carry you but you'll be under armed escort (although for the furious smoker in the article, that may not be enough, or might be dangerous).

At worst, you could be put on a ship I guess. :shock:

 

[Flying Fox]

What a twit.

Hopefully the Singapore govt throw the book at him!

 

[straitman]

What a twit.

Hopefully the Singapore govt throw the book at him!

That is a lot more likely than if it was in Oz :!:

 

[medhead]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/smoker-goes-berserk-on-jet/story-e6freooo-1111118899913
I don't know what's more stupid: the man in the act, or the author of some of the reader comments on the article. :evil:

Ahhh Adelaide, now you must appreciate my pain having o live amount those idiots

 

[trippin_the_rift]

I can’t believe people are leaping to his defence. It very clearly states, in a number of places, that you can’t smoke in a plane......

As V Australia's safety video says "incase you havn't flown in the last century... no smoking!"

 

[medhead]

As V Australia's safety video says "incase you havn't flown in the last century... no smoking!"

I flew in the last century and I know about no smoking on planes. They had no smoking for the best part of the last decade of the last century.

(For those who get the slightly obscure reference to another thread in the playground )

 

[JohnK]

How do old stories resurface in the headlines of the day? It would also be nice to do a follow up story of what happened to the idiot in SIN?

Could not understand how there are people defending him or his actions after being caught. If you bother to listen to any safety announcement it clearly mentions that all flights are non-smoking.

 

[anat0l]

How do old stories resurface in the headlines of the day? It would also be nice to do a follow up story of what happened to the idiot in SIN?

I found this story by chasing some "Related Articles" from another story (not too surprisingly, the key link word was "Qantas").

Unfortunately, I had neglected to check the date of the article as the related articles do not necessarily have to be of recent.

As I said, there doesn't seem to be a follow-up article of what happened to the man and there rarely seems to be so...