A man caused a ruckus on an Israel-bound plane because he objected to the film being shown on religious grounds — and would only take his seat when he was offered blindfolds for himself and his kids
The ultra-Orthodox man boarded the flight in Kiev, on the El Al-owned low-cost airline Up, and immediately began griping about a movie playing on the overhead screens, The Times of Israel reported.
“Every attempt by the crew and passengers to convince him [to sit down] didn’t help,” sports reporter Amit Horsky recounted in a caption for footage he posted to Facebook, translated by paper. “The plane, which was already on the runway, returned to the gate. The door was opened and an El Al security guard boarded the plane.
After much pleading the ‘righteous man’ agreed to sit down.”
“I want to stress that dozens of ultra-Orthodox passengers on the flight yelled at the man, explaining to him that he was profaning God’s name through his actions,” he added. “They told him that he was wasting important time for the 200 people whom he was detaining. An argument broke out between them which at times got very loud.”
Flight attendants ultimately handed the man and his family blindfolds — at his request — before the plane finally departed, El Al told the paper in a statement. The airline did not say which movie was playing.