British Airways passenger bites another passenger during flight

LONDON -- A passenger on a London-bound British Airways flight from Dubai has been bitten on the arm as he rushed to help flight attendants who were struggling to restrain a "violent passenger". 

Christopher McNerlin, from Stratford-Upon-Avon, tweeted photos of the bite mark and had to go to hospital for a check-up, PA reported. 

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British Airways thanked McNerlin, who works for “trend-forecasting” company WGSN Stratford-upon-Avon: 

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The airline told Mashable: "Our customers and crews deserve to enjoy their flights, and not to suffer any form of abuse. Appropriate action will always be taken."

It added the matter was now being dealt with by police.

A Metropolitan police spokeswoman said: “Officers attended and found a 21-year-old man who had assaulted a passenger. The man was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and being drunk on board an aircraft.

“He was taken to a west London police station and has been bailed to a date in late May. The injured passenger received medical assistance for a minor injury at the scene.”

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