Passenger smokes cigarette on board El Al plane, sets bathroom alight

A passenger who tried to have a sneaky smoke on a flight to Bangkok has accidentally started a blaze in the plane's toilet. The incident happened on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv, Israel last week. It appears the passenger couldn't wait for the plane to land so decided to ignore every safety briefing to light up in the toilet. Unfortunately for the unnamed flyer, the smoke alarm went off. In their panic, it seems they tried to put their cigarette down the rubbish bin and immediately set fire to the tissue and rubbish inside. The crew reacted straight away and put out the blaze with fire extinguishers, reports the Times of Israel. The airline confirmed that "a passenger on a flight to Bangkok was caught smoking in the plane's bathroom, and there was a fear of a fire breaking out in the cabin". "The air crew and the captains took care of the incident immediately and with caution by using the dedicated fire extinguishers." "The flight continued as scheduled and landed safely at Bangkok Airport." While the passenger faced no consequences on landing in Thailand as so little damage was done to the plane, they could face legal action once they return to Israel. <br/>