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British Airways Flight Attendant Arrested After Naked Dance in Business-Class Toilet

Metropolitan Police are investigating possible drug use after the mid-flight disturbance.

British Airways flight crew. 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.
FILE: A British Airways plane lands at San Francisco International Airport on June 8, 2023.
A British Airways Airbus A380. 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.
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Overview

  • On May 25, a 41-year-old British Airways flight attendant was found naked and dancing in a business-class toilet on flight BA284 from San Francisco to London Heathrow.
  • Colleagues dressed him in a pair of first-class pajamas and restrained him in a first-class seat for the remainder of the ten-hour transatlantic flight.
  • Upon landing at Heathrow Airport, officers escorted him to hospital for medical attention before arresting him on suspicion of being unfit for duty.
  • He has since been suspended by British Airways, released under investigation and referred to the Metropolitan Police for further enquiries.
  • British Airways said passenger safety was never compromised and confirmed the airline has referred all inquiries to law enforcement.