An angry passenger was kicked off a Virgin Australia flight after he became physical with staff and appeared to grab a pilot by his shirt.
The incident was filmed by TikToker @_benmckay who praised the crew for how they handled the tense situation.
You can watched the altercation taking place below:
In the clip, shocked passengers can be seen watching the argument unfold just outside of the cockpit. At the time, the plane was on the tarmac at Townsville Airport in Queensland and crew could be heard telling him to 'walk' or they would 'get someone'.
But the passenger wasn't having any of it and appeared to grab one member of the crew's shirt before the team member says 'you're off mate'.
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The passenger repeatedly says: "Don't fu**ing touch me you c**t," as the crew try to restrain him from becoming increasingly violent.
The scuffle went on for a couple of minutes before the man said he was leaving after one member of the crew informed him that they were 'getting the cops'.
The TikToker captioned the video: "One too many mate," before hashtagging Virgin Australia.
When approached, the airline said the man in question was removed from the flight, while police were called and travel restrictions imposed.
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“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,” a company spokeswoman told news.com.au.
“Incidents are referred to the Australian Federal Police or State Police where appropriate.”
Meanwhile, Queensland Police confirmed that the passenger was escorted from the airport at around 7pm. While no charges have been made yet, the incident is currently under investigation.
LADbible has also reached out to Virgin Australia for further comment.
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Over on TikTok, other users couldn't stop praising the staff for how they handled the situation.
One person wrote: "Well done to the crew, even though we’re trained for this, it’s still awful to deal with. NO FLY list for him."
While another said: "Imagine having to put up with this at work."
And a third added: "Damn crew did amazing they shouldn’t have to deal with this..but damn that female flight attendant was fiercely awesome."
Meanwhile a fourth commented: "Crew need to be paid more to be putting up with this."
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And a fifth said: "Terrible - I hope he gets blacklisted on all future flight! The crew don’t get paid enough."
Lucy Devine