MALINDO Air has confirmed that it has detained a Bangladeshi man for public indecency and attacking a flight attendant on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The airline said they followed the standard operating procedure (SOP) by tying up the passenger mid-flight.

“With regards to the incident about a disruptive passenger on board (Flight) OD162 to Dhaka on March 3, the crew on board followed the standard operating procedure and restrained the passenger from any further disruption to the crew and passengers,” the airline said in a statement.

Upon arrival at Dhaka, Malindo said the passenger was arrested by Bangladeshi authorities.

“The disruptive passenger was accompanied by a Dhaka security team upon arrival and has been jailed by authorities in Dhaka due to this offence.”

A passenger that had been on board the flight told The Malaysian Insight that the man had been watching pornography on his laptop and masturbating in his seat.

When confronted by the flight attendant, he initially followed orders and covered himself up.

“But after the plane reached 36,000 feet, the passenger walked towards the toilet and attempted to hug one of the flight attendants,” the witness said.

When he began acting aggressively, he was apprehended by the crew, who tied him up.

Local daily The Star reported that the apprehended man was a 20-year-old student from a university in Cyberjaya. – March 4, 2018.