'Drunk' passenger causes mid-air diversion after 'biting flight attendant and putting holidaymaker in chokehold'

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A drunken Qantas Airlines passenger has caused a mid-air diversion after allegedly biting a flight attendant and putting another holidaymaker in a chokehold.The passenger was removed from the long-haul flight after the plane touched down on the rainforest island of Tahiti.The QF21 flight left Melbourne at 2.30pm on Friday before being forced to divert to French Polynesia.He was subsequently arrested by the authorities upon arrival in Papeete.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The man was also barred from flying with the Australian airline again, including on flights run by its sister company Jetstar.The diversion impacted passengers embarking on a 16-hour journey from the Australian city of Melbourne to Dallas in Texas.Issues were reported on the flight after one passenger reclined their seat into the person sitting behind them.The second passenger was said to have responded by putting them in a chokehold.

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