Zoran Nasteski acknowledges that he has seen an excessive number of action films.
But when a man is on hisEasyJetflight from Luton began shouting about possessing a bomb and taking hostagesmobile phone– he was merely tired of it.
While other travelers remained paralyzed with fear, the 49-year-old Serbian man calmly released his seatbelt, stood from his seat, and walked toward the individual.
'If I'm going down, you're going down first, you bastard,' he said to himself.
Dragging the man closer and down to the ground, the truck driver attempted to seize his mobile phone, worried it might be utilized as a possible trigger.
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Remembering the time he first saw the man, he saidSuddenly he is overtaking me and he had thiscoffee cup.
I observed him with interest; he appeared somewhat awkward during the turbulence. I was merely hoping he wouldn't spill it on me.
Then he approached the flight attendant behind me and began yelling.
I am from a nation that has experienced conflicts.
I strongly dislike it when individuals threaten to detonate the aircraft and cry out Allahu Akbar, venting about Trump or anything else.
Everyone was taken aback. I stood up, intending to pull him down and take the phone from his hand.
I believe I have seen too many films. I was considering it might be a trigger or similar – I'm not entirely certain. It was simply a typical response.
I was frightened but also not focused on myself. I was thinking, 'Okay, you bastard, if I fall, you fall first.'
Dragging him down, he settled on his chest and stretched his arms out, yelling 'Stay down you bastard' in Serbian.
I believe it confused him," he said. "He gave up immediately. I had another person, a reliable guy named Jimmy, sitting on his legs.
I was ensuring his hands remained motionless so he couldn't act. He surrendered right away.
Although there was a lot of noise, the front part of the aircraft remained oblivious to the danger until after they had landed 30 minutes later.
He mentioned: "It was the first time I landed without being seated with a seatbelt, I was sitting on top of this man."
It might have been better if the front of the plane wasn't aware - it could have led to chaos.
When asked if he had any military background to assist in dealing with the suspect, he responded, "I served in the army but only as a cook. I've never been involved in anything like this before."
He remarked, "There were wonderful individuals surrounding me; a mother and her daughter seated beside me were exceptionally kind. The aircraft was filled with decent people, except for the pr***."
Although he displayed bravery, the formerAmazondelivery man mentioned he would need to depart from his residence in Grays,Essexafter his girlfriend, brother, and sister had their visas denied entry to join him.
Zoran, who has resided close toLondonfor ten years, is completing his examination in his business development program and then coming back toSerbia in under a month.
But for the time being, he is still on vacation inScotlandwhere he was heading to savor the historic bars.
Zoran claims he is always attempting to prevent his friend from getting free pints by using his act of bravery as an excuse, and he asks bartenders: 'Aren't you aware of who he is?'
His final message to the UK was, "Just love one another and value yourself."
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