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Virgin says not a hijacking but an unruly passenger
Sydney - An unruly passenger and not a hijack resulted in a Virgin Australia passenger jet reporting a problem when it landed at Denpasar airport in Bali, the airline said.
A drunk person tried to enter the cockpit of a Boeing 737-800 flying between Brisbane and Bali, Australian national broadcaster ABC quoteda Virgin spokesman as saying.
"What happened was there was miscommunication," said Heru Sujatmika, a Virgin official in Indonesia. "It was a false alarm."
"What happened was there was miscommunication," said Heru Sujatmika, a Virgin official in Indonesia. "It was a false alarm."
2.15 pm: Too much alcohol caused the incident, says Virgin official.
Virgin Australia’s representative at Bali’s international airport, Heru Sudjatmiko told reporters that it was misinformation that sparked off reports of a hijack, ABC reports.
"This is no hijacking, this is a miscommunication. What happened was there was a drunk person... too much alcohol consumption caused him to act aggressively," he said.
"Based on the report I received, the passenger tried to enter the cockpit, through the cockpit door, by banging on the door but he did not enter the cockpit at all."
1.35 pm: Passengers from aircraft now being evacuated.
Straits Times reports, quoting an Indonesia Air Force official, that the passengers from the Virgin Blue aircraft are currently being evacuated and none of them are harmed.
Meanwhile, Virgin Airlines has reacted to these reports in a Twitter post.
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