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 insulting fellow travelers.
The 25-year-old man was met by two Australian Federal Police officers on board 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 did absolutely nothing,” the man says 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 insulting fellow travelers.
The agent, who gave the man the opportunity to collect his carry-on luggage, then said “we’ll talk about it outside.”
But the passenger remains seated.
“I’m not going anywhere, I’ve got work for six hours on the Gold Coast,” he said.
“Dude, you go,” the officer said before unbuckling the passenger’s seat belt.
“Don’t touch me, I’ll get up (by myself),” the passenger said as the two officers lifted him up.
“It’s harassment. Let me go. I will walk. Let me go.’
As one officer backs down the aisle of the plane pulling the man, the second officer stands behind him and takes him out of the plane while holding the back of his black t-shirt.
A Jetstar spokesperson said the crew sought police help after a passenger allegedly became “increasingly disruptive”.
The 25-year-old man was met by two Australian Federal Police officers on board 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 behavior,” she said.
The AFP confirmed in a statement that a 25-year-old passenger had been charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft after being kicked off a flight.
“The AFP responded to a report that a male passenger was allegedly disruptive on a plane before takeoff from Sydney Airport yesterday morning,” a spokesperson said.
He is due to appear in court in the coming days.
The woman who posted the clip said the passengers “all cheered once he left the flight.”
The maximum penalty for endangering the safety of an aircraft is 10 years in prison.
