Jetstar passenger arrested on plane at Sydney Airport
Jetstar passenger arrested on plane at Sydney Airport
Dramatic footage has captured the moment a Jetstar passenger was dragged off a plane by police after being accused of verbally abusing other travellers.
The 25-year-old man was met by two Australian Federal Police officers aboard the A320-200 aircraft at Sydney Airport on Saturday morning.
A nearby passenger captured the confrontation as it unfolded with footage showing the man with striking orange hair arguing with the officers.
“I didn’t do anything,” the man can be heard saying in the footage shared on TikTok.
Dramatic footage has captured the moment a Jetstar passenger was dragged off a plane by police after being accused of verbally abusing other travelers
The officer, who gave the man the opportunity to collect his hand luggage, then says: “We’ll talk about that outside.”
But the passenger remains seated.
“I’m not going anywhere, I have work on the Gold Coast in six hours,” he said.
“Mom, you’re coming,” the officer said, before unbuckling the passenger’s seat belt.
“Take your hands off me, I will get up (alone),” the passenger said as the two officers lifted him up.
‘That’s intimidation. Get off me. I will walk. Get off me.’
As one officer walks backward into the plane path and pulls the man along, the second stands behind him and marches him off the plane while holding the back of his black T-shirt.
A Jetstar spokesperson said the crew called for police assistance after a passenger reportedly became “increasingly disruptive.”
The 25-year-old man was met by two Australian Federal Police officers aboard the A320-200 aircraft at Sydney Airport on Saturday morning.
“The safety of our customers and crew is our first priority and we will not tolerate this type of behavior,” she said.
AFP confirmed in a statement that a 25-year-old male passenger was accused of endangering the safety of an aircraft after being removed from a flight.
“The AFP responded to a report of a male passenger allegedly causing disruption to an aircraft prior to take-off from Sydney Airport yesterday morning,” a spokesperson said.
He is expected to appear in court in the coming days.
The woman who posted the video said passengers “all cheered when he got off the flight.”
The maximum penalty for endangering the safety of an aircraft is ten years in prison.