A man has been restrained by cabin crew on a Qantas flight from Bali to Melbourne following a mid-air “episode”.
Flight QF46 was met by Australian Federal Police upon arrival at Melbourne Airport this morning following reports of a disturbance on board.
A male passenger allegedly became aggressive and started screaming at the cabin in what witnesses described as “some sort of episode”.
He then allegedly tried to attack an air hostess before being restrained by fellow passengers and crew.
The man spent several hours pinned to the floor of the cabin until the plane landed safely in Melbourne.
“He attacked two or three of the other passengers and other passengers overpowered him,” a passenger on board the flight told 9News.
“Everybody was resting and all of a sudden this guy just jumped up and he started screaming and everybody was panicking.”
The Australian Federal Police said a 28-year-old male passenger was questioned before being taken for medical assessment.
“The AFP will continue to investigate the incident,” it said in a statement.
“No charges have been laid at this stage.”
A Qantas spokesperson said the airline worked with police to manage the incident.
“The safety of our customers and our crew is our number one priority and we have zero tolerance for disruptive of threatening behaviour,” they said.
“We’ve been working with the authorities who met the aircraft on arrival into Melbourne.”
( 9News. )
