An Australian who may have been under the influence has been fined for assaulting two people and causing a commotion on board a Vietnam Airlines flight from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City on June 2.
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Graeme Barnes, 53, told a stewardess that he had a toothache and asked for a small bottle of liquor so that he could sleep easier.
A moment later he was screaming at a woman sitting beside him. The stewardess advised him to stop yelling but he did not and removed his watch and threw it at another Australian passenger.
He then attacked a male attendant who requested him to calm down.
The incident was reported to the captain who ordered flight attendants to move Barnes and his family to the rear.
As he continued to shout and showed no signs of quieting down, the crew tied him to his seat.
When the airplane landed at Tan Son Nhat Airport, Security officials drew up a report and Barnes signed it, admitting to his actions aboard the aircraft, and apologised to those he had assaulted.
He claimed to have lost control due to the combined effect of alcohol and some sleeping pills he had taken.
On June 2, the Southern Airway Administration fined him VND5 million (USD244) after receiving a report from the captain.
