I'll bring down this flight: Qantas passenger threat
BY GLENDA KWEK
06 Apr, 2010 07:07 AM
A Qantas passenger is being questioned by Singapore police after threatening to bring down a flight with the power of his mind, the ABC reports.
A spokesman for the Australian airline said a passenger was restrained yesterday evening on QF31 - a Sydney to Singapore flight - after behaving in a "threatening and disruptive manner".
An ABC reporter on the flight said passengers sitting near the man believed he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol or both, and had religious delusions.
The man was restrained in his chair after threatening to use mind power to bring down the plane about five hours into the seven-and-a-half-hour flight, reporter Nick Luchinelli said.
The Qantas spokesman said the man was met by Singapore police when the flight landed at Changi Airport just before midnight local time and removed from the plane.
A spokesman for Singapore's police said they were still holding the man and his actions were under investigation.
The Boeing 747-400 jet is now en route to London.
The incident comes on the same day another long-haul Qantas flight was grounded in Melbourne after a cockpit window cracked during a flight from Los Angeles.
The Australian airline has faced a string of technical problems on its flights in recent months - from tyres blowing out during landing, to engine troubles.
On Friday, a flight from Perth to Brisbane was delayed after a wing flap defect was found.
On the same day, a Qantas Boeing 747 travelling from Brisbane to Los Angeles was grounded after a wiring problem was found in one of its engines.
Last Wednesday, two tyres burst on an A380 superjumbo as it landed at Sydney Airport.
The day before, a Sydney-Singapore flight turned back when a pilot found an engine problem.
In December, a 747 flight from Singapore to Melbourne was forced to turn back after an engine surge.
BY GLENDA KWEK
06 Apr, 2010 07:07 AM
A Qantas passenger is being questioned by Singapore police after threatening to bring down a flight with the power of his mind, the ABC reports.
A spokesman for the Australian airline said a passenger was restrained yesterday evening on QF31 - a Sydney to Singapore flight - after behaving in a "threatening and disruptive manner".
An ABC reporter on the flight said passengers sitting near the man believed he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol or both, and had religious delusions.
The man was restrained in his chair after threatening to use mind power to bring down the plane about five hours into the seven-and-a-half-hour flight, reporter Nick Luchinelli said.
The Qantas spokesman said the man was met by Singapore police when the flight landed at Changi Airport just before midnight local time and removed from the plane.
A spokesman for Singapore's police said they were still holding the man and his actions were under investigation.
The Boeing 747-400 jet is now en route to London.
The incident comes on the same day another long-haul Qantas flight was grounded in Melbourne after a cockpit window cracked during a flight from Los Angeles.
The Australian airline has faced a string of technical problems on its flights in recent months - from tyres blowing out during landing, to engine troubles.
On Friday, a flight from Perth to Brisbane was delayed after a wing flap defect was found.
On the same day, a Qantas Boeing 747 travelling from Brisbane to Los Angeles was grounded after a wiring problem was found in one of its engines.
Last Wednesday, two tyres burst on an A380 superjumbo as it landed at Sydney Airport.
The day before, a Sydney-Singapore flight turned back when a pilot found an engine problem.
In December, a 747 flight from Singapore to Melbourne was forced to turn back after an engine surge.
