'Drunk' BA passenger arrested for creating mid-air ruckus

An unruly 21-year-old passenger on a British Airways flight has been arrested after he created a ruckus on board and bit a co-passenger who tried to intervene.

The passenger, who was not named, was flying to London from Dubai on Flight BA0104 on Sunday.

A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: “Officers attended and found a 21-year-old man who had assaulted a passenger. The man was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and being drunk on board an aircraft.

“He was taken to a west London police station and has been bailed to a date in late May. The injured passenger received medical assistance for a minor injury at the scene.”

Meanwhile, Christopher McNerlin, who was injured in the incident, had to go to hospital for a check-up after being bitten on the arm by the “violent passenger”. As a token of appreciation, he was allowed to sit in the cockpit by the pilot, the Sun reported on Monday.