Passenger Dies Mysteriously (after restrained by flight crew)

abc ^ | 10-16-03

[wheelgunguru]

An Austrian man died after a struggle with other passengers on a flight from Mexico City to Paris on Saturday, aviation and law enforcement sources have told ABCNEWS.

Aero Mexico Flight 005 was diverted to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after Alexander Zeiss, 25, started acting strangely and became aggressive toward the flight crew and other passengers, an Aero Mexico spokesperson said.

The disruption apparently started at the beginning of the meal service, the spokesperson said. Zeiss was allegedly yelling and drinking out of a bottle of whiskey that he brought on board.

The crew restrained Zeiss with plastic handcuffs, but he broke free and began choking a flight attendant, sources told ABCNEWS. When Zeiss became violent, the spokesperson said, the crew moved him to the back of the plane where they subdued him with a woman's panty hose. One source said that 10 to 12 passengers jumped into action to help the flight attendants.

During the struggle, Zeiss collapsed. The crew noticed that his lips and tongue were a different color, the airline spokesperson said. Zeiss later died.

The cause of Zeiss' death remains unclear. Two sources told ABCNEWS that Zeiss had allegedly consumed as much as a fifth of whiskey, but officials said they were awaiting the results of toxicology reports.

The FBI is investigating the incident, but officials say they are having difficulty determining the cause of death pending autopsy results, which are expected within a week.

[jwalburg]

Well, it's heartening that passengers are willing to get involved when a danger arises.

[ErnBatavia]

a flight from Mexico City to Paris

I'd have guessed that most Mexicans were too smart to want to travel to Paris.

[Bob J]

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[Cold Heat]

Sounds like Diabetes.

[CHATTAB]

Death by flight crew...

[sd-joe]

subdued him with a woman's panty hose

That will do it.

[Leo Carpathian]

Now wait for lawyers sharpening their knives to go after airlines, pantyhose makers, plastic handcuffs, whiskey makers, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, passengers, bottle makers, Paris, Mexico, US, anybody left out?

Ban the airlines, alcohol and warn people about flying to Paris. Seriesly!

[GovernmentShrinker]

the crew moved him to the back of the plane where they subdued him with a woman's panty hose.

I thought flight crews carried cable ties or other devices meant for restraining unruly passengers. Why on earth did they have to go scrounging for panty hose?!

[mhking]

Wasn't that a CSI script?

Just damn.

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[ItisaReligionofPeace]

The crew restrained Zeiss with plastic handcuffs, but he broke free and began choking a flight attendant

Hookd on phonics wurked fur me.

[biffalobull]

with a woman's panty hose

Big deal. Dying from having a womans pantie hose around your neck is an every day occurence where I come from.:>)

[HitmanLV]

This was on CSI once.

[Revolting cat!]

Dying from having a womans pantie hose around your neck is an every day occurence where I come from

Lemme guess: Mustang Ranch?

[thegreatbeast]

Yes, it was a CSI episode where all those involved contributed to his murder.
And aren't "plastic handcuffs" the cable ties someone else alluded to?

[Experiment 6-2-6]

Sounds like TEETH OF THE TIGER if ya asks me...

[sd-joe]

Did they take the women out first?

[Lion in Winter]

LOL

[Ready4Freddy]

Geez, what if they were panty hose from Kobe's accuser? Rumor has it she doesn't change the undergarments very often....

[JonathansMommie]

>>>Geez, what if they were panty hose from Kobe's accuser? Rumor has it she doesn't change the undergarments very often....>>>


EWWWW!

[Tijeras_Slim]

I'd have guessed that most Mexicans were too smart to want to travel to Paris.

Illegal tourists, they only are frequenting the cafe's that Americans won't. :)

[FourPeas]

subdued him with a woman's panty hose

I knew there was a reason I wear those *(&$% things.

[hellinahandcart]

Pure self-defense. Can't take a chance in an airplane.

[keats5]

We need to start teaching our kids in school how dangerous pantyhose are. They should be taught that if they see pantyhose, they shoud not touch them and run to tell a responsible adult.

Congress needs to act NOW to ban these dangerous weapons in our country. We need to do it for the kids.

[mtbopfuyn]

Why is it there's all these incidences now days? In the past, passengers behaved themselves. Or maybe we didn't hear about it.