Passengers heckle as woman is booted off Jetstar flight by police

2023-01-10

EXCLUSIVE: Embarrassing moment an allegedly drunk Jetstar passenger is escorted off a plane by FIVE cops as passengers chant ‘na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye’

Passengers were heard laughing and singing as woman was booted off a plane
The woman, 42, refused to cooperate with staff after she was asked to leave
Jetstar enlisted the help of police to escort Lennox Heads woman off the flight
AFP said the woman was asked to leave due to her ‘alleged level of intoxication’

An allegedly drunk woman who refused to get off a Jetstar flight has been escorted off the plane by five police officers while being heckled by her fellow passengers.

Passengers could be heard chanting ‘Hey Hey Goodbye’ as the woman was removed from the JQ631 flight travelling from the Gold Coast to Melbourne on Sunday.

‘There she goes,’ a man says as the woman agreed to stand up and leave, following tense negotiations with a male police officer.

A passenger who uploaded the footage to TikTok told viewers the three-hour flight had been delayed for an hour over the ordeal.

Passengers can be heard chanting and laughing as the Lennox Heads woman was kicked off a plane flying from the Gold Coast to Avalon on Monday (pictured)

‘This is ridiculous,’ a traveller is heard saying as police approach the woman’s seat.

‘There we go… they’re grabbing her,’ another commentates, as a male officer grabs the woman’s wrists and pulls her out of the seat.

‘C’mon Mum… get off,’ a third man jokes as she is marched down the aisle.

A Jetstar spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia that airline staff had enlisted the help of the Federal Police to remove the woman from the jet on Sunday.

‘We requested the assistance of the Australian Federal Police after a passenger became increasingly disruptive prior to departure and refused to follow crew instructions,’ the spokesperson said.

‘The safety of our customers and crew is our number one priority and we have zero tolerance for disruptive behaviour.’

An AFP spokesperson said the 42-year-old woman was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at Gold Coast Airport.

They said the Lennox Heads woman had refused to cooperate after she was asked to leave the plane due to her ‘alleged level of intoxication’.

‘She has been charged with one count of behaving in an offensive or disorderly manner on an aircraft,’ the statement said.

The maximum penalty for disorderly conduct on an aircraft is a $13,750 fine with the woman due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on March 20.

A passenger who uploaded the footage to TikTok told viewers the three-hour flight had been delayed for an hour over the ordeal (pictured, the woman is removed by police officers)

Viewers were quick to share their thoughts in the comments of the TikTok video.

‘In USA same thing they threaten to sue and get annoyed, in Australia we laugh and sing … Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi,’ one wrote.

‘This is so Aussie hahahahahahahahaha the song at the end,’ another said.

‘Nothing like some in-flight entertainment,’ a third commented.

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