British Airways passenger ‘stabbed with broken bottle’ on flight to Gatwick
An airline passenger has been stabbed with a broken glass bottle on a British Airways flight.
Video footage shared on social media showed how a fight broke out between several passengers over an hour into flight BA2159 from Gatwick to St Lucia.
The pilots continued the flight to Hewanorra International Airport in Vieux Fort despite the fighting in the cabin.
According to the St Lucia Times, the fight began when one passenger, who had been arguing with another throughout the flight, went into the kitchen and smashed a bottle in the galley before using one of the shards to stab the other person.
Passengers and staff then rushed to separate the two, but the victim received a considerable wound, while another passenger who had intervened was cut badly and treated by a nurse during the flight.
‘Horrifying’ incident
One passenger told the Daily Mail: “I was on board this flight and these guys were drinking and giving jokes with each other before this occurred.
“One man got stabbed in the torso and the other guy in the back of the head before another gentleman and myself were able to calm down this guy who purchased a duty free wine bottle which he used to commit the act.
“Thankfully, the escalated situation was dealt with swiftly and normalcy was maintained.”
Another witness told the Sun: “It was horrifying when the passenger broke the bottle then used the shards as a weapon. Suddenly there was blood in the cabin. No one knew how gruesome it was going to get. It could have been so much worse.”
A spokesperson for British Airways said: “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.
“We want to assure customers that this behavior will never be tolerated and we will always take the appropriate action.”
They added that it was a matter for the police.
A spokesman for St Lucia police said the matter was under investigation.
“We are looking into this with immediate effect. This is a very serious matter which occurred on a plane. This is very serious indeed.”
