An unruly passenger forced a Qantas Dreamliner on a direct flight to London to turn back to Perth last night.
Two hours into the flight the captain made the decision to turn around after the man’s allegedly disruptive behaviour.
Australian Federal Police officers took a 32-year-old man off the flight when it landed back in Perth. He is currently assisting police with their enquiries.
The remaining passengers are still stuck in Perth, with the flight now scheduled to leave at noon on Sunday, after the turnaround caused flight crew to go over their duty limits forcing Qantas to delay the flight a day.
“This type of disruption inconveniences our customers, but we take a zero tolerance approach to disruptive behaviour on board,” a Qantas spokesperson said.
The customers were provided with accommodation for the night. The Dreamliner has a capacity of 236 passengers.
