Virgin Blue passengers in plane fisti-cuffs!
The Daily Telegraph reports that a Virgin Blue plane had to turn around mid-flight after two rowdy passengers got into a fist fight and one pretended to be carrying a bomb.
The flight from Brisbane to Darwin had to be cancelled after two passengers caused a disruption shortly after boarding, The Northern Territory News reported.
Witnesses said the men had been drinking and began fighting before one of the men started running down the aisle screaming: “I’ve got a bomb.”
The flight had to be stopped and the plane flown back to Brisbane. The cabin crew was said to have been traumatised by the incident.
Australian Federal Police officers were called to Brisbane airport where they arrested a 54-year-old man.
Passengers on board Virgin Blue flight 449 to Darwin last Thursday evening were put up in hotels for the night and flown to Darwin the next day.
Virgin Blue did not respond to requests for comment.
Only a few weeks ago The Mole was flying from Cairns to Sydney and the incoming flight was delayed because a couple on board had apparently started fighting and punching each other as the aircraft was on final approach.
Must be lack of oxygen!
A Report by The Mole
John Alwyn-Jones
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