They are at it again!!
 

"we were all terrified we were about to die!!"

Passenger plane forced to make emergency landing in Canada after family bust-up | Mail Online

Obvious answer - descend to reasonable level, pop them out the door, carry on the flight...

Makes me proud to be British :ugh::ugh::ugh:

Virgin obviously don't use great circle routing, judging from that brilliant map. I can;t believe the newspapers would get simple mapping wrong. :ugh:

The great circle route ORL - MAN takes you almost overhead Newfoundland unless my globe is wrong and the Mail is correct.

I'm with you brakedwell, disgraceful conduct that shames the nation. Diverting a 747 because of one drunken half wit. Whatever happened to common sense?

It's a pity that they have to land to boot them off. :rolleyes:

Corsairoz,

I hear you, we should send this to The Mail!

Great Circle Mapper

what happened hand cuffs? he must have been out of his head. I hope the said individual is horsewhipped or taken out and left in the local tundra near gander to relect on his behaviour......bloody lout.

For the benefit of Daily Mail editors. Orlando to 'London'.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../orlando-1.jpg

Another one.....:ugh:

" Whatever happened to common sense?"
'Common sense' is anything BUT common....just take a look at the 'brain trust' we currently have in Washington.....:eek:

My first flight back in the mid 1960's, ALL males wore ties (hated that...loved the flight AND the visit to the FD to meet the CAPTAIN!!), all women wore dresses....a far different, but MUCH more civilized time IMO. :ok:

It is giving a bad name to the shell suited jet set of manchester :eek:

Hmmm, yep the map sure is the most important aspect of this incident.


Sigh

Haha, if the map in the news report was anything to go by they would have been better returning to Florida! :p

Would somebody please advise this person that they need to abstain from air travel?

As to the unruly passenger: what did the rest of the passengers do, just sit there and watch the drama unfold with stiff upper lips?

Seems to me a perfect time for a blanket party ...

And how much for that drink
 

Any guess what the diversion would have cost, direct expenses, fuel, landing fees etc.
That will be an expensive pint if Virgin goes after the guy which I think they should.

20driver

Hey guys and girls - is it JUST possible they were on a southern NAT track using the Azores?

BOAC,

Don't be silly by adding some technical expertise to this discussion or we may have to call this forum the Professional Pilots............oh yes sorry. :p:p

If ONLY there had been a couple of US Air Marshall's on-board, all this fuss could have been avoided.... :D

- GY :}

At what points 'on a southern NAT track using the Azores', Orlando - London would Gander be the sensible diversion? Curious.

PS. And lose, as reported, only 'a delay of almost three hours'.

With apologies to 'Right Way Up':)

Forget - how about
1) Preference for the 'legal framework' of a particular country
2) Instruction from OPS

for starters?