British Airways flight attendant found naked and dancing on San Francisco flight to London
A British Airways flight attendant was arrested last week after allegedly being discovered naked and dancing inside a business class restroom mid-flight on a transatlantic journey from San Francisco International Airport to London Heathrow, according to multiple reports and police statements.
The 41-year-old crew member, who was not named publicly, vanished during in-flight meal service aboard a British Airways Airbus A380, prompting colleagues to search the aircraft.
He was eventually located in the Club World cabin bathroom, where, according to one colleague quoted by The Sun, he had turned the space into a 'one-man disco.'
Fellow staff reportedly dressed the man in first-class pajamas and restrained him in a first-class seat for the remainder of the 10-and-a-half-hour flight.
The double-decker Airbus A380 — the world's largest passenger aircraft — landed safely at London Heathrow Airport at 11 a.m. local time on May 25, with 470 passengers and crew on board.
Upon arrival, officers from the Metropolitan Police took the flight attendant into custody.
'At 9.32am, police based at Heathrow Airport were called by cabin crew following the concern for welfare of a man on an inbound flight from San Francisco,' Metropolitan Police said in a statement. 'A 41-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment once the flight had landed. Officers arrested the man after he received medical attention. He was arrested on suspicion of being unfit for duty.'
'This is a matter for the police,' the airline told the Chronicle in a statement Monday.
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