Pax detained on board acft @ Birmingham
BBC web site has an item about people on a plane that boarded at 0930GMT which was meant to fly to Islamabad. At 1515GMT they were still waiting on the runway at Birmingham airport.
Report quotes 'a number of passengers have had panic attacks and that they are being held on the plane against their will. Passengers have been told if they try to disembark they will be arrested.'
Anyone with a legal background care to comment ? How long can they be held against their will ? If someone can get to them to arrest them, why can't they get them off ?