Posted on 09/16/2006 8:34:28 AM PDT by van_erwin
A Brentford man who went berserk on a plane, shouting that he knew Osama Bin Laden, had to be restrained with hand and leg cuffs.
The drunken rampage began after Virgin Airline crew refused to let 36-year-old Moustafa Moufaden buy more alcohol.
Demanding that the captain of the flight from Shanghai to London's Heathrow should call his bank to check his credit rating, 36-year-old Moufaden "shouted loudly that he had contacts with Osama Bin Laden", prosecutor Nicholas Rimmer told Isleworth Crown Court on Monday.
"This caused considerable concern among crew and passengers," he said.
Trouble started about an hour into the 15- hour flight after Moufaden, from Whytestyles Road, Brentford, started moving around the passenger area talking excitedly to the crew and passengers, Mr Rimmer said: "He had his complimentary drinks and then there were constant quests for more alcohol.
"At one stage he tried to purchase more alcohol on his credit card and when that was declined he began shouting at the cabin crew asking for the captain to contact his bank."
A stewardess had to summon her male colleagues for help and they asked for restraining equipment to be on hand.
Mr Rimmer added: "About five hours into the flight his drunkenness and behaviour had deteriorated to such an extent that the crew considered him a danger to the safety of the aircraft and he was placed in restraints - hand and leg cuffs - in a seat at the back of the plane. It took the involvement of 14 members of the crew who were, of course, taken from other duties," said counsel.
"Then they took it in turns to keep an eye on him. He continued to have aggressive and violent mood swings being calm one minute and then shouting".
Police met the flight when it landed at Heathrow and Moufaden was arrested.
Moufaden, admitted endangering the aircraft and being drunk on an aircraft on October 7 last year and was remanded for assessment for alcohol treatment and possible unpaid work.
His counsel Dominic Cox said he had never been in trouble before and "realised his behaviour had been disgraceful and wants to make sure it never happens again".
Judge Stephen Powles QC warned him that "all sentencing options, including custody remain open".
I'm thinking we need to install airlocks on planes so we have some way of getting rid of the idiots.
What does Sharia law have to say about a Moo-slime getting drunk?
Excellent idea. Give 'em a parachute, close the door, push EJECT.
Anti-multicultural Sarcasm Torpedo ARMED. FIRE!!
This being the PC Brits, they'll probably assign him duties as a cultural sensitivity coordinator, in charge of contradicting perfidious stereotypes about Islam.
Either that or release him on his own recognizance to a mosque.
I think that it must be OK if you're a Muslime surrounded by infidels. Sort of the way rape is OK if you're going it to a Muslim woman who gets an education. [see article here today]
Ugh, I'd be kind of wary about going on a non-American flight after this. The passengers didn't lift a finger to help subdue the guy. No FAMs on board either.
I didn't say the parachute had to have an operational rip-cord, did I?
After the October 7 incident, why did they ever let this specimen back on an airplane?
I think he planned on doing a loooot of drinking and already had a few in him. Did he really expect a continual flow of booze?
You've gotta feel sorry for the passengers. They knew at hour 1 they were in for a looooong flight.
Uh oh! A drunken Muslim? Say it ain't so! I thought it was against the Koran to drink? What law do they use to justify drinking? Is it OK to drink when you're forced to fly with infidels? You know.....kinda like it's OK to rape a girl if you're mad at her family? The questions are endless. They try to justify all of their actions, don't they?
You forgot to add "on a plane".
He didn't do it again, he is finally in court on the original charges after a year.
LOL! Thou speakest a heap of wisdom there, friend! 
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