Flight from Melbourne to Bali forced to turn back after passenger hits cockpit door

One witness described the flyer as a “passenger from hell”. (representative picture)

When traveling by air, passengers should observe some basic etiquette and try not to disturb or trouble anyone around them. Recently, however, a flight was forced to turn back after a “passenger from hell” banged on the cockpit door, uttered obscenities and knocked another passenger’s glasses off his face.according to new york postThe incident occurred on a Jetstar flight from Australia to Bali. Less than two hours after takeoff, the flight turned around and returned to Melbourne to seek police help because a passenger was “disturbing”.

“After a passenger became disruptive less than two hours into the flight, the captain decided to return to Melbourne to seek assistance from the Australian Federal Police,” the airline said in a statement. It added: “We are aware of the impact on other passengers. This has been a difficult experience for customers and our team members, and we are grateful to those who have provided assistance in resolving this issue.”

In addition, according to postalEyewitness footage showed a woman with short hair screaming at a seated male passenger while others looked shocked. “Before you comment, try to understand what is going on,” the flyer shouted.

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One witness described the flyer as a “passenger from hell”. Witnesses wrote on social media: “(She) abused everyone on the road! Even pushed a passenger who was holding a baby.” “So we were transferred three hours into the flight and she were restrained in the back by passengers and crew. All the poor little kids had to listen to this for five hours,” they added.

Another passenger posted online that the woman was “going crazy and banging on the cockpit door because she thought someone had stolen her phone.” The flyer also said the woman was walking up and down the aisles and spitting on people. She added that when a man made comments about the disruptive passenger, “she insulted him in front of him and broke his glasses on his face”.

When it became clear the passenger was unable to calm down, the pilot announced the plane would return to Melbourne. According to media reports, Australian low-cost airline Jetstar Airways confirmed that the captain had returned to Melbourne to “seek assistance from the Australian Federal Police,” and the police are still investigating.