Singapore-bound Qantas flight forced to make emergency landing in Darwin after passenger starts downing own bottle of wine and making ‘threats’: ‘Don’t you dare turn away’
A Singapore-bound plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Darwin after an allegedly drunk passenger threatened the crew.
The Qantas plane diverted to Darwin around 4pm on Sunday, where the male passenger was escorted off the plane by four cabin crew members.
Qantas said it was a “medical emergency”, but a passenger claimed the man removed from the plane had been “disruptive”, drinking his own alcoholic drink, threatening crew and repeatedly saying the word “explosive”.
The Qantas plane diverted to Darwin around 4pm on Sunday, where the male passenger was escorted off the plane by four cabin crew members.
“The passenger taunted the cabin crew to stop him but said ‘I’m going to Singapore, don’t you dare turn away’,” the observer said. NT News.
“He was drinking from his own 750ml bottle of wine… claimed he needed it because he was an alcoholic, then threatened the cabin crew.”
“He was clearly agitated, belligerent and appeared heavily affected by alcohol.
“He said he was ‘a criminal.’
After the man was kicked off the flight, police reportedly came to search his chair.
“The flight was diverted because a passenger on board required medical assistance,” a Qantas spokesperson said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Australian Federal Police and NT Police for comment.
After the man was removed from the flight, police reportedly came to search his chair (photo).
