THY B738 over Germany on Sep 4th 2012, unruly passenger
Last Update: September 5, 2012 / 13:36:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1785
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark
Aircraft Registration
TC-JGC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Police confirmed the unruly passenger was arrested, the sequence of events is now under investigation.
Passengers reported, the male passenger began kicking the back of the seats in front of him. When the father of a family of three in the seats ahead stood up asking to stop kicking the unruly attacked the father punching the fist into the father's face, taking the father into a stranglehold and biting into the father's arm. The unruly passenger was eventually subdued. Cabin crew reseated the family into business class.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1785
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark
Aircraft Registration
TC-JGC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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