XFool wrote:Stansted 'disruptive passenger': Woman faces £85,000 billBBC News
The woman attempted to open the aircraft doors during the flight and displayed a "catalogue of aggressive, abusive and dangerous behaviour" before being restrained by staff and passengers, according to the airline.
It would be interesting to have some more details about this case. I would not expect someone who is merely aggressive (rather than psychotic) to try to open the aircraft doors. There is more to this.
If she was a nervous flyer, she may have been prescribed something to calm her down. All medicines have potential side-effects. Benzodiazepines, which include diazepam (Valium) and Alprazolam (Xanex), as well as other types of drug, may be prescribed for this and can have severe paradoxical side-effects.
https://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3697/rr-4At least, she didn't kill anyone,
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-styl ... 59876.htmlThese effects may be very rare but how many people take these drugs for aviophobia each day?
Many doctors have a simplified knowledge of what drugs do and some seem to be oblivious to the possibility of side-effects. I recall reading of a woman who wrote a book on her experience of spending a year in a mental health ward after being prescribed Valium. When she transferred to a different unit, her antidepressants were stopped and her psychosis was cured.
Of course, what happened may not be related to a prescribed medicine at all. It could be an illicit drug, a particularly bad time of the month or some other unrelated reason.
What I will say is that, for the same reason that I expect lottery jackpot winners to be announced (despite the low odds of winning), I would also expect prescription-induced disruptive behaviour on an aircraft to be reported.
Julian F. G. W.