There are incorrect reports that a Virgin Australia airplane was hijacked... This is what actually took place:
About an hour before landing, Virgin Australia pilots were alarmed by banging on the cockpit door. The Boeing 737 had departed from Brisbane Australia, and was destined for Denpasar International Airport in Bali. A drunk passenger had become unruly and out of control.
The 28 year old, confirmed to be Matt Christopher from Australia, had to be handcuffed by the plane crew. Originally thought to be a possible hijacking, the pilots alerted air-traffic control.
"There was a drunk passenger, intoxicated and aggressively behaved. He was trying to enter the cockpit, banging the door but he did not enter the cockpit," Heru Sudjatmiko, an airport manager for Virgin Australia, stated to Metro TV.
The plane landed safely without any injuries to the 137 passengers or 7 crew members onboard. After the landing, Christopher was placed under arrest for causing a disturbance, says Reuters.
Virgin Australia released a statement saying, "At no point was the safety of the aircraft in question."
Really?! Hmmm...
If that was the case, they wouldn't have reported it as a hijacking originally! And a hijacking is a hijacking because it compromises the passengers lives and the aircraft. So to say that didn't think at any point that the passengers were endangered was obviously a lie. But hey, thats the airport for ya! Nothing is what they say it is... got to keep up appearances and pretend everything is under control.
Ugh! Airports make me so angry! Smh... If they lie about that, what else will they lie about??? Anyways...
Also, how does the situation allow for the pilots to think it's a hijacking? I mean they had time to report! All they had to do was ask someone on that little phone that we always see the attendant talking to the pilot on... just that simple. No more misunderstanding. I mean word about the supposed hijacking had even spread to the media. But the pilot couldn't find out if it was a highjacking or not on their own plane... with only a door or phone to separate them from finding out the truth.
What are your thoughts about this?
-Kia C.
Sources:
www.abcnews.com
www.huffpost.com
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