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 he was accused of verbally abusing other travellers. 

The 25-year-old man was met by two Australian Federal Police officers onboard the A320-200 plane at Sydney Airport on Saturday morning.

A nearby passenger recorded the confrontation as it unfolded with footage showing the man with distinctive orange hair arguing with the officers. 

‘I’ve done absolutely nothing,’ the man is heard saying in the footage shared to TikTok.

The officer, who gave the man a chance to collect his carry-on luggage, then says ‘we’ll talk about that outside.’

But the passenger remains seated.

‘I’m not going anywhere, I’ve got work in f**ing six hours on the Gold Coast,’ he said.

‘Mate you’re going,’ the officer said, before unclipping the passenger’s seatbelt.

‘Get your hands off me, I will get up [on my own],’ the passenger said, as the two officers lifted him up.

‘That’s harassment. Get off me. I will walk. Get off me.’

While one officer backs up the aircraft aisle pulling the man, the second stands behind marching him out of the plane while holding the back of his black t-shirt.

A Jetstar spokesperson said crew requested police assistance after a passenger allegedly became ‘increasingly disruptive’.

The 25-year-old man was met by two Australian Federal Police officers onboard the A320-200 plane at Sydney Airport on Saturday morning 

‘The safety of our customers and crew is our number one priority and we have zero tolerance for this type of behaviour,’ she said.

AFP confirmed in a statement a 25-year-old male passenger was charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft after being removed from a flight.

‘The AFP responded to a report of a male passenger allegedly being disruptive on a plane prior to take-off from Sydney Airport yesterday morning,’ a spokesman said.

He is to due to face court in coming days.

The woman who posted the clip said passengers ‘all cheered once he was off the flight’.

The maximum penalty for endangering the safety of an aircraft is 10 years in jail.