An airplane passenger suddenly bit a flight attendant, forcing All Nippon Airways to conduct an emergency landing in a Tokyo airport.
This picture shows the Tokyo Skytree, Japan's tallest structure at 634 meters (2,080 feet) and an All Nippon Airways (ANA) aircraft on the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 23, 2022.
Just imagine seeing another traveler attacking and biting a flight attendant for no reason. This will definitely haunt other passengers, especially those who are sitting next to the suspect.
The incident is even more traumatizing for the flight attendant who was bitten by the airplane passenger. But, why did the man suddenly do this? Here's what authorities said.
Airplane Passenger Bites Flight Attendant
The traumatizing incident in the U.S.-bound flight of All Nippon Airways happened on Thursday, Jan. 18. A spokesperson of the Japanese airline explained what happened.
The official said the ANA flight was supposed to land in the United States from a Tokyo airport. However, while the passenger airplane was flying over the Pacific Ocean, a passenger suddenly bit the arm of a female cabin attendant.
Because of this, ANA had to conduct an emergency landing in Tokyo.
"While flying over the Pacific Ocean, a passenger who was heavily intoxicated bit the arm of a female cabin attendant prompting the plane to return to Tokyo Haneda airport," said the ANA spokesman via NBC News.
According to BBC News, the 55-year-old American passenger, who wasn't named, was heavily drunk when he attacked the flight attendant for no reason.
The suspect told the police that he couldn't remember anything that happened after taking a sleeping pill. Since the ANA cabin crew was injured slightly, the man was handed over to the police after landing at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
The biting incident involving an ANA flight attendant and an American passenger is the latest issue that the Japanese airline has to face.
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ANA's Recent Cracked Window Incident
Cargo is unloaded from an All Nippon Airways (ANA) jet at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda in Tokyo on October 31, 2022. - ANA Holdings on October 31 revised up its full-year net profit forecast to 40 billion yen (269.7 million USD) from the previous estimate of 21 billion yen, citing a recovery in demand following the recent easing of Japan's border restrictions.
Before the American passenger bit ANA's flight attendant, another incident happened, which affected the Japanese airline's reputation.
This is specifically the crack, which appeared in the outermost of the four layers of an ANA airplane's window that surrounds the cockpit.
"The crack was not something that affected the flight's control or pressurization," said ANA's spokesman.
The All Nippon Airways is not the only one facing numerous issues. On Jan. 2, the Japanese Airlines also made huge headlines after one of its airplanes collided with a smaller coastguard plane.
All of the passengers onboard the JL airplane escaped before bursting into flames. Unfortunately, most of the coastguard aircraft's passengers died; five of the six passengers didn't survive.
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