Seatbelt standoff delays Batik air flight by an hour
Due to a passenger's behaviour on Batik Air, the flight from Vietnam to Malaysia was delayed by one hour. This was because a woman refused to fasten her seatbelt.
An unusual incident occurred during the Batik Air flight from Vietnam to Malaysia. A passenger travelling with a child refused to fasten her seatbelt, causing a one-hour delay. The flight crew attempted to calm the traveller, but she began to shout and caused a scene.
Conflict on board
During the standard check that flight attendants always carry out just before departure, the crew noticed that the passenger did not have her seatbelt fastened. Despite requests, the woman, a Vietnamese citizen, refused to fasten it. In the recording, she can be seen arguing with a crew member who explains that the seatbelt is for the safety of her and her child. "I don't care, I don't have to listen to you," the passenger shouted to the flight attendant.
The argument led to the intervention of the authorities, who had to board the plane and remove the disruptive passenger. When the traveller left the plane, other passengers didn’t hide their satisfaction with the resolution of the situation.
Commenters further praised the crew for their composure in such a nerve-wracking situation. "Respect is due to the flight attendants," "The staff was definitely much calmer than I would have been," "People need to be taught to follow rules and have good manners," read the comments on TikTok.
Danger during turbulence
Experts emphasize that unfastened seatbelts can be dangerous during turbulence. An example is an incident with Singapore Airlines, where passengers without seatbelts were seriously injured. Dzafran Azmir, a witness to that incident, recalls how people without fastened seatbelts were thrown upwards during the plane's violent shakes.
Source: "New York Post"/"The Daily Star"
