A pilot on board a Virgin Australia flight was compelled to go away the cockpit and boot an unruly passenger off the aircraft following an altercation. Passengers have been shocked because the unruly passenger grabbed the pilot’s uniform through the scuffle and launched into an expletive-ridden tirade.

The footage has been shared on-line and it has obtained 1000’s of views.

The incident occurred when the aircraft was grounded on the Townsville airport on Wednesday night, in accordance to Sky News Australia. In the video, which was uploaded to a number of social media websites, the unruly passenger wearing a bucket hat and yellow crocs may be seen arguing with employees.

The pilot intervenes because the state of affairs appears to get out of management and informs him “you’re off mate.”

The passenger ignores the pilot at first however inside moments grabs his shirt and calls the pilot a “f***ing idiot”. Another flight attendant and one other passenger could possibly be seen attempting to relax the person however they too got here within the line of assault and have been seen attempting to push him out the flight’s exit door.

He proceeds to insult the feminine flight attendant subsequent and calls her names.

He is ultimately shoved off the aircraft and three of them overpower him. He continues to hurl expletives on the trio when the pilot lastly asks to name the police.

“”I’m leaving,” the man is heard saying.

Ben McKay, another fellow passenger, who was onboard and who uploaded the video to TikTok later told Sky Australia that the passenger had several alcoholic drinks before the journey.

The Virgin Australia authorities later confirmed that the man was removed from the flight for disruptive behaviour. The man also faces travel restrictions.

“The safety of guests and crew is our number one priority and we have zero tolerance for any type of unruly behaviour on Virgin Australia flights. Incidents are referred to the Australian Federal Police or State Police where appropriate,” Virgin Australia stated in a press release.

Earlier in November, an inebriated passenger onboard an Air India flight headed to Mumbai from New York, urinated on septuagenarian passenger seated subsequent to him.

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