Bahraini Prince arrested for being drunk and disorderly onboard BA flight

Monday, 30 July 2012 11:54 AM

A Bahraini Prince was thrown off a British Airways flight in London and arrested for being drunk and disorderly.

A Bahraini Prince was thrown off a British Airways flight in London and arrested for being drunk and disorderly, it has been reported.

The 28-year old, who was not named but is believed to be a close relative of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, jumped from his seat and went to complain to the captain about the “poor” service before the Boeing 777 took off from Heathrow to Bahrain.

Members of the crew were forced to call the police after he refused to go back to his seat. He was then removed from the plane and taken to a West London police station.

A police spokesperson confirmed the incident. “We were called at 10.34am on Sunday July 22 to an outward bound flight to Doha, Qatar, via Bahrain at London Heathrow after a man was reported to be causing a disturbance.

“A man who is 28 was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and failing to comply with the instructions of the cabin crew. He was taken to a west London police station and bailed to a date in September.”

A BA spokesman confirmed a passenger “was off-loaded from the London to Bahrain service” and appeared to be “intoxicated”.

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Posted by: Grant Holt Wednesday, 1 August 2012 1:26 PM[UAE] - UAE

Poor chap, no one told him its not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach!

Posted by: Aaron Tuesday, 7 August 2012 11:21 AM[UAE] - USA

@ Grant Holt: ??????? , Also milk not to be mixed with meat ;)

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Posted by: shuntoo Wednesday, 1 August 2012 9:15 AM[UAE] - canada

the majority of Bahrain population the Shi'ite are starving though there is lots of food in the country but it so expensive or they don't have access to. and this gentleman is drinking in Ramadan.

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Posted by: cascades007 Wednesday, 1 August 2012 9:13 AM[UAE] - mumbai

i think this article report is inaccurate - why would a bahrain prince ever fly british airways when he has royal air force or gulf air.complain of inflight service could be justified if one is not prepared.

Posted by: Telcoguy Friday, 3 August 2012 7:55 PM[UAE] - UAE

@sawaz I doubt a GCC airline would serve alcohol to a GCC citizen. I may be wrong, but I think that is a serious crime.

Posted by: sawaz Friday, 3 August 2012 5:48 PM[UAE] - UK

Gulf Air do serve alcohol. Perhaps you are confusing the airline with Kuwaiti Air or Saudia, both of which are dry.?

Posted by: cascades007 Thursday, 2 August 2012 8:40 AM[UAE] - mumbai

6cdoug thanks i agree but the headline should have been bahraini citizen arrested for being drunk...

Posted by: Doug Wednesday, 1 August 2012 12:31 PM[UAE] - UAE

I suspect the reason why a Bahraini prince would pick BA over a private air force plane or Gulf Air is because he is probably not a sufficiently major royal to warrant a private jet, and if he flew Gulf Air, he wouldn't be served alcohol.

As for complaining about inflight service - yes, passengers are fully entitled to complain through the proper channels, such as talking to the head steward, or contacting BA's head office on arrival to register a complaint. The proper channel is NOT storming the cockpit to yell at the pilot, no matter how important you think you are.

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Posted by: Business Man Wednesday, 1 August 2012 9:11 AM[UAE] - Singapore

Hahaha! The irony. The hypocrisy. He will probably be acquitted and the crew found guilty of forcing "mind altering drugs" on him. Its the Gulf summed up in one story!

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Posted by: Zaid Wednesday, 1 August 2012 9:11 AM[UAE] - United Arab Emiratesw

Agree with all comments, particularly Doug, but lets not forget, innocent unti, proven guilty! Cabin crew, particularly BA, are prone to melodrama. In fairness, if they act excessively, its often to protect passengers safety, but you never know.

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