Boris caught up in mid-air drama as 'off his head' passenger has to be restrained after scuffle on flight back from Kuala Lumpur
- Mayor of London was on the flight and joined efforts to restrain the man
- He was described as 'off his head' by one of Mr Johnson's delegation
- She later said man also tried to headbutt those who helped restrain him
- Drama unfolded as Mr Johnson travelled on the 13 hour Malaysia Air flight
- A man was arrested once flight landed at Heathrow and taken into custody
Boris Johnson has been caught up in a dramatic mid-air scuffle as an abusive passenger had to be restrained at 35,000 feet while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur.
The Mayor of London, who was on the flight, joined efforts to restrain the man who was described as 'off his head' by one of Mr Johnson's delegation.
Technology ambassador Eileen Burbidge tweeted a picture showing five members of the crew tackling the man.: 'so impressed w/MH2 cabin crew (Kuala Lumpur-LHR); amazing professionalism/handling of passenger who was off his head.'
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Boris Johnson has been caught up in a dramatic mid-air scuffle as an abusive passenger had to be restrained at 35,000 feet while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur. Technology ambassador Eileen Burbidge tweeted a picture showing five members of the crew tackling the man
Mr Johnson was pictured beside members of crew before the flight took left Kuala Lumpur
She later said the man had also tried to headbutt those who tried to restrain him.
A spokesman for the Mayor told the MailOnline: 'The Mayor along with a number of other passengers and members of the cabin crew did make several attempts to calm the gentleman concerned but to no avail.
'We understand the gentleman was restrained by the crew and detained by police on arrival at Heathrow.'
The drama unfolded as Mr Johnson travelled on the 13 hour Malaysia Air flight home from his Far East tour.
The drama unfolded as Mr Johnson travelled on the 13 hour Malaysia Air flight home from his Far East tour
Boris rides a rickshaw after it was presented to him at the Kazanah Global Lectures in the centre of Kuala Lumpur on day 6 of his tour
The man - who was believed to be English - was said to be singing loudly, before becoming abusive.
Mr Johnson sat with him and urged him to remain calm.
But after a short time he eventually became aggressive again, onlookers said.
Cabin crew on board the Malaysia Airlines flight later restrained the man after Mr Johnson's pleas for him to calm down were ignored.
The Mayor of London, who was on the flight, joined efforts to restrain the man who was described as 'off his head' by one of Mr Johnson's delegation (stock picture)
A Met spokesman said police were called at around 5.40am to reports of a disruptive passenger on a flight to Heathrow Airport.
The 43-year-old passenger was met by officers at 6am once the plane landed at Heathrow, and was arrested on suspicion of being drunk aboard an aircraft and common assault involving a member of the cabin crew.
The man was in custody this morning at a west London police station.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2858977/Boris-caught-mid-air-drama-head-passenger-restrained-scuffle-flight-Kuala-Lumpur.html#ixzz3KrkxWq00
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