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Drunken partying on a British Airlines flight to the Caribbean escalated to violence when a passenger smashed a wine bottle during an argument — then used the broken glass to stab a fellow flier in front of other petrified travelers, horrifying video shows.
The British Airlines flight from London to St. Lucia turned into a bloody nightmare Monday when the unidentified passenger went to the galley, grabbed the bottle and smashed it during the argument, the Sun reported.
He then used the shattered bottle to stab the other passenger — to the horror of other passengers on the plane, video shows.
“It was a truly frightening experience for the crowded passengers. There was a lot of understandable upset,” a source told the Sun
“The row turned into pushing and shoving, then things suddenly got really nasty. It was horrifying when the passenger broke the bottle, then used the shards as a weapon,” the source added.
At one point during the melee, the attacker flung the broken bottle into the ceiling, according to the Sun, which published gruesome images of blood spatters from the projectile and glass shards in the galley.
The cabin crew intervened and one heroic flight attendant stood between the attacker — who is seen in the clip wearing a dark hat, denim jacket and glasses as he waves the broken bottle, according to the outlet.
“Suddenly there was blood in the cabin. No one knew how gruesome it was going to get. Witnessing that in such a confined space, and not knowing if or how the bloodshed was going to end, was horrific,” the source told the Sun.
“Some very brave individuals separated the two men and got them back in their seats. It could have been so much worse,” the insider added.
The captain radioed Hewanorra International Airport to request first responders and police be ready to immediately arrest the suspect when the plane landed about an hour and 20 minutes later.
Meanwhile, passengers have slammed British Airways for providing the attacker with too much alcohol during the eight-hour, 40-minute flight, the Daily Mail reported.
They claimed that several men had been partying loudly, consuming copious amounts of booze, and harassing and grabbing several female passengers before the incident, according to the outlet.
Passengers told the Daily Mail that the crew failed to intervene in the lead-up to the attack and ignored the rowdy behavior, during which the group reportedly blocked access to bathrooms.
“The main aggressor was behaving terribly in the lead-up to the incident, the BA staff were perhaps too intimidated to regain control but the atmosphere was clearly leading to some kind of incident,” a woman told the news outlet.
flight to the Caribbean escalated to violence when a passenger smashed a wine bottle during an argument — then used the broken glass to stab a fellow flier in front of other petrified travelers, horrifying video shows.
The British Airlines flight from London to St. Lucia turned into a bloody nightmare Monday when the unidentified passenger went to the galley, grabbed the bottle and smashed it during the argument, the Sun reported.
He then used the shattered bottle to stab the other passenger — to the horror of other passengers on the plane, video shows.
“It was a truly frightening experience for the crowded passengers. There was a lot of understandable upset,” a source told the Sun
“The row turned into pushing and shoving, then things suddenly got really nasty. It was horrifying when the passenger broke the bottle, then used the shards as a weapon,” the source added.
At one point during the melee, the attacker flung the broken bottle into the ceiling, according to the Sun, which published gruesome images of blood spatters from the projectile and glass shards in the galley.
The cabin crew intervened and one heroic flight attendant stood between the attacker — who is seen in the clip wearing a dark hat, denim jacket and glasses as he waves the broken bottle, according to the outlet.
“Suddenly there was blood in the cabin. No one knew how gruesome it was going to get. Witnessing that in such a confined space, and not knowing if or how the bloodshed was going to end, was horrific,” the source told the Sun.
“Some very brave individuals separated the two men and got them back in their seats. It could have been so much worse,” the insider added.
The captain radioed Hewanorra International Airport to request first responders and police be ready to immediately arrest the suspect when the plane landed about an hour and 20 minutes later.
Meanwhile, passengers have slammed British Airways for providing the attacker with too much alcohol during the eight-hour, 40-minute flight, the Daily Mail reported.
They claimed that several men had been partying loudly, consuming copious amounts of booze, and harassing and grabbing several female passengers before the incident, according to the outlet.
Passengers told the Daily Mail that the crew failed to intervene in the lead-up to the attack and ignored the rowdy behavior, during which the group reportedly blocked access to bathrooms.
“The main aggressor was behaving terribly in the lead-up to the incident, the BA staff were perhaps too intimidated to regain control but the atmosphere was clearly leading to some kind of incident,” a woman told the news outlet.
