"Terrifying" mid-flight brawl forces Jetstar plane to make emergency landing
A Jetstar flight has been forced to make a priority landing after a brawl broke out on the plane.
Just 24 minutes into a flight from Melbourne to Brisbane, two men were being pulled apart from each other after several punches were thrown.
One passenger captured the chaos on video, with another traveller saying the altercation was "absolutely terrifying".
"It was unnerving," the passenger told 9News.
"There was a commotion, there was yelling, people started standing up, it went on for a couple of minutes."
"One gentleman was then escorted to the rear of the aircraft, he had blood on his face... we didn't hear anything else, we had no information."
The passenger said the plane started to descend without warning, as the pilot carried out a priority landing.
"We didn't know what was happening," the passenger said.
A map of the flight's path shows the aircraft turned around near Mansfield and returned to Melbourne airport where Australian Federal Police removed the two people from the plane.
Passengers claim one of the men involved in the brawl was behaving aggressively before he boarded.
"The guy was aggressive before he got on the plane and we thought surely they won't let him on the aircraft," the passenger said.
A Jetstar spokesperson said the airline had a "zero tolerance for disruptive and abusive behaviour".
"The safety of our passengers and our crew is always our first priority and we thank our customers for their patience," the spokesperson said.
Shortly after landing, the flight resumed to Brisbane, as the AFP confirmed no arrests have been made.
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