- Woman hauled off flight by police after hurling abuse at crew and passengers
- The Queensland woman, 47, was on a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Brisbane
- Crew and passengers attempted to calm her down but she swatted them away
A woman has been hauled off a flight by federal police after hurling abuse at passengers and crew members.
The Queensland woman, 47, was on a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Brisbane on Sunday.
About 20 minutes after the flight had taken off, she began singing and chanting loudly, Nine News reported.
A woman has been hauled off a flight by federal police after hurling abuse at passengers and crew members
She was making so much noise that children around her began to cry.
Cabin crew and passengers attempted to intervene and calm the woman down but she swatted them away with a Bible she was holding.
Members of the Australian Federal Police boarded the plane after it landed in Brisbane and escorted the woman away.
The Queensland woman, 47, was on a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Brisbane on Sunday
She continued to shriek once inside the airport.
‘Once in the terminal, the woman allegedly became agitated and aggressive and refused to comply with directions from AFP officers,’ an Australian Federal Police spokesperson said.
‘For the welfare of the woman, an ambulance was called and she was taken to hospital for physical and psychiatric assessment.’
In a statement, Jetstar confirmed a ‘disruptive’ passenger was removed from one of their flights after she ‘refused to follow crew instructions’.
In a statement, Jetstar confirmed a ‘disruptive’ passenger was removed from one of their flights after she ‘refused to follow crew instructions
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