Vegas-bound British Airways flight grounded by raging, swearing passenger

By New York Post (World News) | Created at 2026-08-08 18:55:42 | Updated at 2026-08-08 19:03:55 25 minutes ago

An unruly British Airways passenger grounded a flight to Las Vegas Thursday — erupting into a violent, drunken fit before takeoff and making repeated attempts to attack other travelers until police dragged him off in handcuffs.

Jaw-dropping video shows the unhinged flyer launching out of his seat to confront other passengers as a female flight attendant intervened on the Thursday flight, which was about to depart from Heathrow Airport near London to Sin City.

The flight attendant repeatedly shouted: “Stay seated!” But the unruly passenger — who was allegedly drunk as cops later revealed — paid no mind.

A grab from the video, showing the man standing from his seat.The 31-year-old culprit, left, caused a scene while the Vegas-bound flight was taking off. Bou/Facebook

Several other employees swarmed around him as he flailed his arms and swore. It is unclear what set him off, but he tried bolting from his seat three times in the under-two-minute video

“If I have to tell you again, I will be restraining you, sir, if you do not stay seated,” the no-nonsense flight attendant warned.

The final video clip shows the hand-cuffed culprit being escorted off the plane by authorities.

“Guy crashing out on my flight to Vegas,” Mohamed Amine Bouguenna, a UK-based DJ and producer who goes by “BOU,” captioned the ordeal on Facebook. He also shared the video to Instagram,

Police escort the man from the plane.A man caused a scene on the flight. and was taken off the flight in handcuffs

Local police later identified the troublemaker as a 31-year-old who was arrested on suspicion of being drunk onboard an aircraft.

Police told the outlet that the plane had to be returned to the terminal from the runway for the arrest. He remains in custody as they carry out their investigation.

A British Airways spokesperson told The Post that “disruptive or abusive” behavior is never tolerated.

“When these incidents occur, the appropriate action will always be taken,” the airline said in a statement.

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