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| Drunk man prompts hijack alert on Virgin Airlines flight | |
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| A man has been arrested in Bali airport, Indonesia after the pilot of a Virgin Australian Airport flight reported an attempted hijack. | A man has been arrested in Bali airport, Indonesia after the pilot of a Virgin Australian Airport flight reported an attempted hijack. |
| The flight, which was travelling from Brisbane, Australia to the holiday island of Bali reportedly issued the alert after a man tried to enter the cockpit. | |
| Indonesia's Metro TV had earlier cited an Indonesian air force spokesman as saying the plane had been hijacked. | |
| But a Virgin official has since said the plane was not hijacked, adding that the passenger who attempted to enter the cockpit was drunk. | But a Virgin official has since said the plane was not hijacked, adding that the passenger who attempted to enter the cockpit was drunk. |
| Heru Sudjatmiko, airport manager for Virgin Australia, said that the man was acting aggressively and was handcuffed by the crew. | |
| He was then taken into custody after the plane landed. | |
| All passengers were unharmed and the flight has been evacuated, an Indonesian air force spokesman has now said. | |
| Virgin Australia Airlines, formerly Virgin Blue Airlines, is Australia's second-largest airline as well as the largest by fleet size to use the Virgin brand. | Virgin Australia Airlines, formerly Virgin Blue Airlines, is Australia's second-largest airline as well as the largest by fleet size to use the Virgin brand. |