Flight returns: Passenger tries to open the door above the Indian ocean
Flight returns: Passenger tries to open the door above the Indian ocean
A flight from Bali, Indonesia, to Melbourne, Australia, had to reverse after a passenger tried to violently open the aircraft door during the overflight over the Indian Ocean. This was shared by the inexpensive Airline jetstar in a statement on Tuesday.
incident above the Indian Ocean
"We had to return to Denpasar (Bali Airport) last night after a disturbing passenger tried to open one of the doors and offended our crew," said the airline about the incident on Monday evening, March 31st.
The passenger was removed on site by the local authorities in Bali, added the airline.
video and flight data
a Video of the aircraft could raise the door handle before a warning signal alerted the crew, as the captain informed about the loudspeaker of the aircraft.
Data from the flight tracking page FLIGHTRADAR24 that the plane show about an hour after the start Ocean reversed. Jetstar did not indicate exactly how many passengers and crew members were on board the flight from Bali to Melbourne.
priority: security of the passengers
"The security and well -being of our customers and the crew have a top priority for us, and we thank them for their behavior in this situation," said the airline in its message. "Such unacceptable behavior is never tolerated on our flights."
past incidents with restless passengers
In the past, incidents with troubled passengers have been reported again and again. This includes passengers that opened and slip over an evacuation slide Rel = "NOFOLLOW" TARGET = "_ blank" htf = "https://cnn.com/travel/article/frontier-airlines-denver-fitenger-arrested/index.html"> beat and bissen and the crew started, which caused aircraft from their original destination had to be redirected . The aviation authorities now tighten the measures and enforce strict regulations.
penalties for dangerous behavior
Last year a passenger was sued in front of a federal court after tingling up the door of an aircraft during the flight and injured a flight attendant. This resulted in other passengers on the American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Dallas with holded .
In 2023, a man opened the emergency exit door of a asiana. Airlines aircraft opened to the authorities that he felt suffocated and wanted to leave the plane quickly. The airline reacted by stopping the sale of seats near the emergency outputs at Airbus A321 aircraft.