A Qantas flight traveling from Melbourne to Texas was reportedly diverted to Tahiti to deboard a passenger who allegedly bit one of the crew members.
The flight QF21 from Melbourne to Dallas-Fort Worth was diverted to the French Polynesian capital of Papeete, as shown by flight tracker information.
There were still about 11 hours of the 18-hour journey left at that time of disruption, as shown by the data.
Local authorities came on board and arrested the passenger once it reached Papeete, which is the capital city of Tahiti. The passenger had reportedly been barred from traveling on all Qantas Group flights, as per news reports.
Comedian Mike Goldstein, who was on this flight, shared a video of the incident on Instagram.
Fellow passengers were seen rushing to aid the flight crew during the confrontation. He yelled that he was trying to open the f*****g door of the toilet, and that's when the crew member told him to calm down and stop swearing, making him more furious.