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A man stabbed another passenger with a broken glass bottle on a British Airways flight, causing blood to spatter inside the plane

Jul 6, 2023, 14:34 IST
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  • A man stabbed another passenger on board a British Airways flight to the Caribbean.
  • The passenger was stabbed after intervening in an argument between two men.
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A man stabbed another passenger on a British Airways flight while the plane was en-route to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.

The man had attacked another passenger with a broken bottle during the flight from London Gatwick Airport to Hewanorra International Airport in St. Lucia on Monday, reported the British newspaper Evening Standard.

According to the local newspaper St. Lucia Times, the man and the passenger are both St. Lucian nationals. The altercation began when the passenger intervened in an argument that the man was having with another person on board, per St. Lucia Times. The man and the passenger were not identified in the report.

The man smashed a glass bottle before stabbing the passenger with it, per Evening Standard. The passenger suffered a cut that required 12 stitches, per St. Lucia Times. Cabin crew and several other passengers on board then attempted to stop the attack.

Photos of the incident have been published in The Sun and The Daily Mail. One photo showed a man with blood stains on his white singlet being treated by medical staff. Two other photos showed blood spatter and broken glass on the counter in the galley used by cabin crew to stow food and beverages.

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After learning of the attack, the pilot notified local authorities in St. Lucia, per St. Lucia Times. The man was arrested by law enforcement upon arrival at the airport, while the passenger was sent to the hospital for treatment, per the report.

Incidents involving passengers attacking others with broken objects on flights are rare. In March, a man tried to stab a flight attendant with a broken spoon during a United Airlines flight, but the attack was thwarted by another passenger.

"We're shocked that anyone would act in this way and are grateful to our highly trained cabin crew and the customers who supported them in handling this difficult incident," British Airways told Insider in an email.

"We want to assure customers that this behaviour will never be tolerated and we will always take the appropriate action."

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