Witnesses have revealed fresh details about what triggered a passenger’s wild rampage on a Qantas flight that caused it to divert to a Pacific island to ditch him.
The New Zealander was on the 18-hour flight from Melbourne to Dallas when his unruly behaviour sparked the confrontation with air crew and other passengers.
The situation escalated to the point where the QF21 flight was forced to change route and land in Tahiti to allow local police on board to arrest and jail him.
The passenger has since been banned from flying on all Qantas group aircraft, including Jetstar flights.
American comedian Mike Goldstein captured the tense moment
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