Crazed passengers force flights to be diverted

It is every frequent flyer's worst nightmare: being on a flight when a nutcase goes beserk.

It has happened three times already this week. Flights disrupted and delayed by mentally unwell passengers.

An ANA flight from Tokyo to Houston, Texas, had to be diverted and make an emergency landing after a passenger tried to open one of its doors in flight.

ANA flight 114 was diverted to Seattle due to the actions of "an unruly passenger", the airline said.

Port of Seattle police said a man "attempted to open exit doors during the flight".

The unnamed man was having a medical crisis and had to be restrained by passengers and crew. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation

“We applaud the efforts of local law enforcement for their support,” ANA said.

Later, a second passenger was removed from the plane for "unruly behaviour" as it waited on the tarmac at Seattle Tacoma Airport.

The flight finally arrived in Houston about four hours late.

A Manchester-bound easyJet flight from Turkiye had to be diverted to Germany following a woman having a meltdown.

The passenger began screaming about a "bomb" and attempted to open an emergency exit.

The flight from Dalaman was forced to divert to Frankfurt after the passenger was wrestled away from the door and subdued.

She started by running up and down the cabin aisle screaming about a bomb, a passenger told the media.

“She then grabbed the emergency exit door handle cover and ripped it off. She then went for the handle but was stopped by other passengers and then taken the back of the plane.

The pilot then announced the plane would be diverted.

Flight EZY2148 eventually landed in Manchester several hours later.

To round it off, an American Airlines passenger attacked a crew member mid-flight on Friday and dragged them up the plane aisle, prosecutors allege.

His alleged act of violence occurred less than an hour after Flight 3359 departed Bradley International Airport in Hartford bound for Chicago.

Prosecutors say the passenger stood up, started removing his shirt, and ran to the back of the plane yelling 'help me'.

He then grabbed a seated flight attendant and shouted 'you’re coming with me' as he 'forcefully' brought the crew member to the ground, prosecutors allege.

The flight returned to Hartford, where the miscreant was arrested.

You would hope these maniacs are all handed lifetime bans from flying. But somehow I doubt it.