A hijack scare on board a Virgin Australia flight to Bali turned out to have been caused by the actions of a drunken passenger, officials said.<br /><br />A 28-year-old man was arrested at the Indonesian island’s airport.<br /><br />During the flight from Brisbane he had reportedly tried to break into the cockpit of the Boeing 737 an hour before it was due to land. <br /><br />There was confusion as crew members seized the passenger and handcuffed him, while the pilot alerted air traffic controllers about a possible hijack attempt.<br /><br />An airline manager said the man had been drunk, behaving aggressively as he banged on the cockpit door. He was reportedly travelling alone.<br /><br />Bali airport later re-opened after being closed for a few hours. Virgin Australia said the pilot’s hijack alert had been a “miscommunication”.
