Passenger Tackled, Restrained After Fight With Crew Mid-Air On Emirates Flight

In the now-viral video, the man is seen attempting a headbutt a male member of the flight crew who pushes him to the floor with the help of another crew member.

A flight attendant on a Dubai-Islamabad flight had to restrain an unruly passenger with cable ties, as seen in a widely-circulating video on social media. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon on an Emirates flight and the man was allegedly drunk and "extremely violent", according to Newsweek that quoted a person on board. He was tackled to the ground by the cabin crew before being restrained. Another video clip shows the man detained in an airport wheelchair, but the exact whereabouts are not known. Reports suggest,a Drunk and unruly passenger onboard an Emirates Boeing B777-300ER aircraft operating a flight from Dubai (DXB) to Islamabad (ISB) created chaotic situation inflight,which forced the Emirates crew to restrain him & fasten his hands for rest of the flight.#unrulypic.twitter.com/JbKzZ6ZtZc

"This happened in Dubai flight to Islamabad this morning. Sent by a passenger who remained terrified during the flight: "Drunk guy extremely violent. Restrained and handcuffed by emirates cabin crew but I think Pak authorities let him go as he was well connected"," Pakistani journalist Amir Mateen said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) while sharing the video.