Australian flight forced to turn back after passengers fight, Police

QUEENSLAND: Domestic Australian flight forced to turn back after fight breaks out among passengers, confirms police.

According to Business Insider reports, last week a domestic Australian flight was forced to turn back after its passenger broke out into a fight. Hours later, the flight took off again when another fight ensued. Police officials who charged four passengers confirmed a window had been smashed during the conflict.

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In a video of the first fight, circulating on social media, a group of passengers can be seen fighting with one reportedly throwing a bottle. The flight which took off from Cairns, Queensland, and was en route to Groote Eylandt was operated by Australia’s Alliance Airlines, per flight records on the website FlightAware Speaking with Insider, a spokesperson for the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said that the flight has been turned due to an “incident”.

FlightAware records further show that the flight was diverted and landed in Cairns an hour after it departed. The AFP Spokesperson added that a female passenger had been “removed and charged with disorderly behaviour on an aircraft, common assault and failing to comply with safety instructions by cabin crew”.

A few hours later the plane took off again, but the same passengers got into another rift, according to News.com.au reports.

“Police received reports of multiple passengers causing a disturbance”, stated a spokesperson for the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services. The spokesperson confirmed that “an internal window” had been damaged during the fight.

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According to Insider reports, the passengers in their early 20s were detained when the plane landed on Groote Eyelandt. Although their charges varied, three passengers were charged with disorderly behavior in a public setting. According to the spokesperson, they were also remanded to appear before the Darwin Local Court on Monday.

Australian flight forced to turn back after passengers fight, Police | Baaghi TV

A still from the video footage of the flight onboard, which is going viral on social media.

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On the other hand, NT News reported that the Groote Eyelandt Mining Company which chartered the flight and operates the airport also posted a security guard at its check-in desks and boarding gate after the incident. Speaking with NT News, the company said: “Abusive, discriminatory or threatening behaviour towards any individual, including airline crew, will not be tolerated”.

Moreover, Alliance Airlines reportedly paused operations for online ticket sales citing that it was reviewing its safety process with the Cairns airport, police, and the Anindilyakwa Land Council.

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