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Warning: Don’t try this on flights to/from Washington National Airport… From The Observer:

Angry economy passengers stormed the first-class section on an international flight in a mid-air mutiny. The pilot of the Pakistan International Airlines jet radioed ahead, and 14 people were arrested on suspicion of endangering the aircraft after landing at Manchester Airport.

Cabin crew lost control after the flight was delayed for four hours in searing heat on the tarmac at Islamabad airport in Pakistan. With economy packed, a number of passengers decided to upgrade themselves to the empty luxury section at the front of the Boeing 747. It is believed the crew asked them to move but they refused, so police were called in as the plane landed in the UK on Friday morning.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: ‘Police at Manchester Airport were alerted to a problem on an incoming PIA flight from Pakistan. When the plane landed, 14 of the passengers were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft in flight.’ The airline refused to comment.

Note, however, that they didn’t land the plane enroute. They waited to land in Manchester, so the “mutineers” enjoyed more spacious seating for the remainder of their flight. Who says that crime doesn’t pay!