Two passengers on a flight from Melbourne to the Middle East made threats and had to be restrained by fellow fliers, according to reports.
3AW Drive host Jacqui Felgate says the incident happened on Virgin Australia’s daily VA7 Melbourne-Doha service operated by Qatar Airways.
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It’s unclear which day.
She said one passenger told her they helped “get the cable ties on” one passenger.
“Then another fella and a cabin crew sat with one of them. The second guy was lying down cuffed by a cabin crew also for the flight,” she said.
Felgate said the plane was met by authorities.
She said another woman told her that her 63-year-old mother was on board next to the suspects for what she said was a “terrifying and disgraceful” ordeal.
“She was texting us from the plane Wi-Fi as it was escalating,” she said.
“Apparently they were headbutting and spitting on flight attendants.
“Apparently the men were shouting that they had a gun and required six to seven men each to restrain them in the galley until they could land.”
Nine.com.au has contacted Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia.