- Man allegedly attempted to smash a door
- Flight was forced to turn back after take-off
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A male passenger on a Virgin Airways flight has ended up in handcuffs after he allegedly attempted to bash down the cockpit door.
The incident occurred on VA696 between Perth and Melbourne on Monday, forcing the flight to turn back to Perth Airport just an hour after take-off.
‘A male passenger suddenly went bananas running up and down the aisle and bashing on the cockpit door,’ a caller told Melbourne radio station 3AW.
A male passenger on a Virgin Airways flight has ended up in handcuffs after he allegedly attempted to bash down the cockpit door (pictured stock image of a Virgin plane)
The incident occurred on VA696 flight between Perth and Melbourne on Monday which forced the the flight to turn back to Perth Airport (pictured flight route)
‘Two air marshals had to restrain and handcuff the individual until the [flight] landed’.
The flight had already been delayed on take-off about 90 minutes.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Virgin for further comment.
More to come.
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