How should unruly passengers be handled on flights? Misbehaving kids? Intoxicated adults? "Mile High Club" attempters? Cursing? Inappropriate movies?

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Presume this is in flight bullshit.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There is no one size fits all answer to this question because I'm certainly not going to taze misbehaving kids (and get fired via social media). You have to take each situation as it comes. If they are such a disruption, are being violent, or interfering with the plane in some way, you do need to stop the flight and kick them off. Mile high club, meh, I wouldn't care, just trying to get to my destination. I mean there are so many regulations related to each of these things and what you can and can't do, but for me, its just path of least resistance for the majority of passengers to make it to their destination on time. Violence/crime/illegal behaviors, that's a whole other level that needs immediate addressing by law enforcement.

Crimsyjo · Accepted Answer

Oh dear...

As someone who might wanna try a bit of mile high club or as a mother of kids it's hard for me to want to impose those harsh consequences for all bad behaviours lol.

Likewise I think any diversion or delay harms the other innocent passengers. So unless it's a safety issue where the person must be kicked off?

Therefore tranquiliser seems the most peaceful approach...

Likes2drive · Accepted Answer

Restraining them with a A straight jacket and muzzle

exitseven · Accepted Answer

make them get out a walk.

jshm2 · Answer

Fly better, next time.

You cannot account for shitty flyers. I've taken thousands of flights over the years. But only ever once came across a shitty flyer. Hence it's alien to me that people go off the rails about shitty flyers like it's an everyday occurrence.

mobiusforniner · Answer

As a pilot, anything or anyone who disrupts the safety of flight will be kicked off An airplane isn’t your soccer moms van or the back seat of your dads Buick. If someone’s being unruly, combative or interfering with passengers or crew in a way that affects the flight, and my crew is unable to resolve the matter, I reserve the right to divert the aircraft. Many may not know, in the court of law, as FAA FARs dictate, the pilot has sole responsibility of the aircraft and flight. The passengers and law wouldn’t be upset at me for that choice, so let that pressure remind us why we each have a civic duty to be good to our fellow passengers. Or hell, while we’re at it…to all humankind.

ChronicTDS · Answer

If you're a Republican you might want to look around to see if there's Joe Rogan to help you.

Jackblue · Answer

Misbehaving kids gag them with pacifiers, intoxicated people give them more alcohol in the hopes they fall asleep, Mile High club attempters through them out the door while the plane is in the air, cursing people ignore them, inappropriate movies smash their devices.

Iron_Man · Answer

Well you certainly can’t punch him in the face and try to knock him out cold all you can do is just talk. If worse comes to worse than you have to make an emergency landing and have him arrested

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Make an emergency landing and kick them off the plane.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Strap a parachute to them and push them out the door.

LiamJHayden · Answer

Ejector Seats?

DaBiggestBird · Answer

Bull tranquilizers.

dreamstar72 · Answer

Trap door treatment

How should unruly passengers be handled on flights? Misbehaving kids? Intoxicated adults? "Mile High Club" attempters? Cursing? Inappropriate movies?

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Make an emergency landing and kick them off the plane.