Besides flying next to a crying toddler, marital problems between passengers can be another headache for those stuck on a long flight. That’s exactly the nightmare that Qatar Airways customers had to endure as when of their female passengers, who was suspicious of her husband’s commitment, started spying on his phone only to discover that he was indeed cheating on her.
The unnamed woman waited until her husband was sound asleep to pry in on his privacy. The discovery caused so much commotion that the flight crew had to make an emergency landing halfway through the flight.
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The woman is of Iranian descent and was also accompanied by her young child. According to reports by the Times of India, he had to witness his parents’ embarrassing fight during a long trip from Doha, Qatar to Bali, Indonesia on Sunday.
The woman had reportedly been drinking alcohol and was already drunk when she started the fight with her husband. Although the flight crew tried to calm her down in vain, the situation quickly got out of hand, and the pilot decided to divert the plane’s direction into Chennai, India.
The ruckus began when an Iranian woman “who used her sleeping husband’s thumb to unlock his smartphone discovered he was having an affair.” https://t.co/PDl3yc6jhR
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Since no security issues were raised during the incident, the family was allowed to board a plane to Kuala Lumpur. From there, they took another flight back to their home at Doha, where the husband will be ‘getting it’.
The flight they were on left the whole family at the airport before continuing their journey to Bali. An official from India’s Central Industrial Security Force confirmed the incident in a statement.
“A lady along with her husband and a child, all Iranian nationals, were offloaded by Qatar Airline as the lady passenger (who was intoxicated) misbehaved with crew members in-flight,” the official said. “They were sent to Kuala Lumpur by Batik Air flight 6019 for further travel to Doha.”
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The incident made headlines all around the world and people on social media stood by the betrayed woman. They praised her for standing up to her adulterous husband. However, the plane passengers were not too happy to have their flight delayed because of the couple’s marital problems.
Qatar Airways acted accordingly and responsibly. They understood the woman’s frustrations and pressed no charges against her or her family.
They have also maintained the family’s identity anonymous. Qatar Airways told the Times of India that “In respect of passenger privacy we do not comment on individual cases.” A class act by the airline.
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