Crime & Safety
Flight Attendant Caught Dancing Naked On SFO Flight Arrested: Reports
Crew members noticed the flight attendant was missing from meal service when they found him.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A British Airways flight attendant on a flight out of San Francisco International Airport was arrested after he was found dancing naked on the airplane, according to multiple reports Tuesday.
The airplane took off from SFO, bound for London, just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, according to FlightAware.
During the flight, crew members noticed that a fellow steward — a 41-year-old man — was missing from meal service, prompting a search for him, The Sun reported.
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It was the in-flight crew boss who was reportedly stunned to find the steward naked and "jigging up and down" in the Club World cabin restroom.
Crew members quickly provided him with a spare pair of pajamas meant for First Class passengers and escorted him to a luxury seat in the cabin, where he remained for the 10-and-a-half-hour flight, The Sun reported.
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He was reportedly arrested upon landing and was given medical attention.
Metropolitan police arrested the man, who was not named, on suspicion of "being unfit for duty." He has since been released, according to U.K. police.
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