An allegedly “unruly” passenger who was kicked off a Virgin Australia airplane by the pilot may face fees.
The person was filmed in a confrontation that at occasions turned bodily with the pilot on board the airplane earlier than it departed Townsville airport on Wednesday.
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“Do not f****** contact me, mate,” the person will be heard saying within the video, posted to TikTok.
“You are off mate… Let go of me. Let go,” the pilot stated.
At one level, the flight attendant will be heard to say, “Let go of him”.
In direction of the top of the video, the person will be heard difficult folks to “arrest me”.
“I did not do nothing … Get off me … Do not f****** contact me, you silly c***,” he’s heard to say.
The pilot instructs his workers to “get the cops”.
Queensland cops helped take away the person from the airport earlier than the matter was referred to the Australian Federal Police.
It is understood the AFP and QPS are investigating and the person may face commonwealth fees.
Virgin Australia has additionally responded, saying the “security of visitors and crew is our primary precedence”.
“Now we have zero tolerance for any kind of unruly conduct on Virgin Australia flights,” a spokesperson for the airline stated.
“Incidents are referred to the Australian Federal Police or state police the place acceptable.”
