Jet offloads Australian for abusing crew

The crew of a Dubai-Chennai Jet Airways flight had a tough time after an Australian national locked himself up inside the toilet for more than 30-minutes mid-air on Monday. When he came out, he allegedly abused the cabin crew and refused to apologise. The police were called after the flight landed at Chennai at 10.30 pm.
However, he was let off and no case was registered as he apologised to the Jet Airways officials. Sources said that the passenger, who was upgraded from economy to business class
, had consumed liquor and had gone to the toilet when the flight was on its way to Chennai. As the toilet displayed the occupied sign for a long time, the passengers informed the crew. They knocked on the door anxious to know about the condition of the passenger inside.
When he came out, he started questioning the crew why they had knocked on the door. The crew tried to explain that they were worried about his condition, said a Jet Airways official. The passenger started abusing an air hostess and demanded that he wanted to meet the captain of the aircraft, the sources said. Meanwhile, the sign telling passengers to fasten their seat belts was displayed, as the flight had started to land at Chennai airport. The Australian refused to occupy his seat even after repeated requests from the crew.
10/06/09 Times of India

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2009, Jet Airways Jun 2009