Half-naked passenger among three people dragged off flight for causing chaos

29 April 2023 , 21:29

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Three passengers were escorted by police from a plane for causing chaos (Image: 9News)

A half-naked passenger was one of three passengers who were escorted out of a plane for causing chaos.

The crew on a Jetstar flight from Bali, Indonesia, to Brisbane, Australia, had to intervene when a heavily-tattooed man became violent with a couple sitting behind him.

Witnesses said half a dozen people tried to split up the passengers and the pilot threatened to make an emergency landing if the disturbances continued.

A video posted on TikTok shows passengers clapping as the passengers are led off the plane by Australian Federal Police at Brisbane airport.

And in the clip, the woman in the group shows her middle finger to passengers, telling them: "F*** you."

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Witnesses said they tried to intervene on board (9News)

Officers were waiting at the airport for the plane's arrival and moved in to escort the three passengers before anyone else was allowed to leave.

No one was charged over the incident, 7News reports.

An AFP spokesperson said: "The AFP responded to a request for assistance from an airline regarding disruptive passengers on board a flight arriving at Brisbane from Bali on Thursday 27 April.

"The AFP boarded the aircraft and escorted one female and two male passengers from the plane prior to the rest of the passengers disembarking.

"All three passengers were compliant with police directions to disembark."

A half-naked passenger was among the three people who were escorted from the plane

Jetstar said in a statement: "This type of violent and disruptive behaviour is completely unacceptable and will never be tolerated on our flights.

"We acknowledge this would have been a very distressing experience for other customers and are reaching out to those who were sitting nearby.

"This was also an extremely tough situation for our crew and we're providing support to them.

"The welfare of our passengers and crew is always our number one priority."

Chiara Fiorillo