It seems what some considered as “little things” are making airlines lock down quickly.
Three people made verbal threats on the plane as it was taxing at Heathrow. The plane was brought back to stand, and Police swarmed on board. These people were arrested, and the plane brought back onto Heathrow T3, with armed police and sniffer dogs checking the plane out. Other Heathrow operations were unaffected.
It seems that some people made the mistake of getting drunk before getting on board a plane….
In addition there have been incidents of planes being diverted inflight due to threats made “under the influence”.
In other words – go easy on the drink people!