Advertisement

  1. National

'Drunk passenger' caused Virgin plane hijack reports

A Virgin Australia spokesman said a drunken passenger trying to break into its cockpit en route to Bali had lead to initial erroneous reports that a plane from Brisbane had been hijacked.

View all 8 updates ›

'Hijacked' Virgin plane 'forced to land at Bali airport'

Indonesia's Metro TV said the plane was forced to land at Bali airport. Credit: Google Maps

A Virgin Australia Airlines passenger plane that was hijacked has been forced to land at Indonesia's Bali airport, Reuters reported, citing Indonesia's Metro TV.

Virgin Australia Airlines was formerly called Virgin Blue.

More top news