Police passengers overpower troublemaker on Singapore Airlines flight

AUCKLAND, Oct 10 (AFP) - A drunk passenger picked the wrong flight on which to cause trouble when fellow travellers on his Singapore Airlines plane to New Zealand included members of a British police sports team, the Sunday News reported.
When the troublemaker became aggressive and nasty towards other passengers, the cabin crew turned to the police contingent which included one officer who specialises in airline security.
"Really, it was about the worst flight for this guy to be an idiot on," said David Jenkins, the manager of the British police rugby league team heading to New Zealand for a Test series against their Kiwi counterparts.
"Although there wasn't much of him, it took three police officers to restrain him," he told the newspaper.
Jenkins said the pilot on the flight to New Zealand last weekend considered diverting to Australia to offload the drunk but continued on to Christchurch when the man was subdued and moved to the back of the plane.
The man was met by local police when the flight landed but no charges were laid because the pilot felt the British contingent had dealt with the incident effectively, the newspaper said.