Drunk Passenger Who Hits Turkish Airlines Steward Turns out to be a Pilot

UNSPLASH/Mohamed Shafaf

MEDAN - The act of a passenger who acted in the cabin of the Turkish Airlines TK 56 airline on the Turkey-Jakarta route made the plane have to make an emergency landing at Kualanamu Airport, North Sumatra.

The passenger, who is known to be an Indonesian citizen, is named John Jaiz Boudewijn. He acted up by hitting a steward.

The attack was caught on camera and widely circulated on social media. From the information obtained, a man named John Jaiz Boudewijn is a Batik Air pilot.

The Head of the Sub-Division of Penmas at the North Sumatra Police, AKBP Herwansyah, confirmed the information about John Jaiz, a pilot.

"The information is that he is a pilot", said AKBP Herwansyah, confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, October 12.

AKBP Herwansyah said the North Sumatra Police had not yet handled the beating case. He said that his party had not yet received the delegation from the Kualanamu Airport Authority.

"Just try to confirm it with Kualanamu", he said.

Previously, the Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Commissioner E. Zulpan, in his statement, Wednesday, October 12, explained the chronology of the incident.

"Information from Turkish Airlines officers at Soetta Airport that the delay occurred due to an Indonesian passenger on the Turkish Airlines plane who was drunk, then hit one of the Turkish Airlines flight attendants while the plane was still in the air", said Commissioner E. Zulpan in his statement, Wednesday, October 12.

Based on the reports received, the Indonesian citizen is named John Jaiz Boudewijn. The beating was called because he did not accept being reprimanded to be orderly.

In fact, as a result of his behavior, the other passengers were emotional. John Jaiz Boudewijn was also beaten.

"Provoking the anger of other passengers to beat Indonesian passengers who were drunk until they were injured", he said.

Finally, the plane landed at Kualanamu Airport. Likewise, with Jhon, he was demoted so that the situation was conducive.

The plane then continued its flight to Soetta Airport. Due to John's behavior, the flight schedule was disrupted.

Because, in the initial schedule, the plane was supposed to land at 18:05 WIB. However, it was delayed by an hour to 19.05 WIB.

"The plane continued its journey to Jakarta and still landed at Soekarno Hatta Airport, but based on the manifest data, one passenger was reduced", said Commissioner Zulpan.