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Drunk passenger causes hijack alert on Australian flight to Bali

2014-04-25 396 Dailymotion

A passenger on board this aircraft caused a hijack scare on a flight from Australia to Indonesia.<br/> <br />Virgin Australia officials say crew on this Boeing 737 handcuffed Matt Christopher after he acted aggressively.<br/> <br />Passengers at the Bali airport on aircraft nearby took photographs of the drama as it unfolded.<br/> <br />Here Indonesian troops can be seen ready to board the plane once it landed after reports that it had been hijacked.<br/> <br />Virgin blamed the confusion on a "miscommunication" and said the Australian, who had been drunk, banged on the door of the cockpit trying to get in.<br/> <br />An Indonesian air force spokesman said all the 137 passengers and six crew members were unharmed and taken off the aircraft at Denpasar.<br/> <br />Virgin Australia Airlines, formerly Virgin Blue Airlines, is Australia's second-largest airline.

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