Virgin Blue passenger plane hijacked

[Desi Guy]

Developing story : more to follow .

A report from Reuters, citing Indonesia's Metro TV, says a Virgin Blue passenger plane has been hijacked and forced to land at Indonesia's Bali airport.

Bali's police chief informed local media in Indonesia that the Virgin flight, which was travelling from Brisbane, has been hijacked. The plane has landed at and is sitting on the tarmac at the Denpasar airport. The airline is Australia's second-largest and in 2011 changed its name to Virgin Australia.

Read more at: Live: Virgin Airlines aircraft hijacked en route Indonesia | Firstpost

 

[Developereo]

False alarm!

Virgin Australia plane held at Bali airport

Update: An unruly passenger has forced a Virgin Australia flight to be held on the runway at Bali, as Indonesian police get involved.

A Virgin Australia spokesman discounted earlier reports of a hijacking, and said there had rather been a drunken passenger or a medical emergency.

 

[Sugarcane]

Virgin Australia says a flight emergency that prompted one of its planes to land at Bali's Denpasar airport was not a hijacking situation.

Virgin has now confirmed that it was a drunk passenger who tried to enter the cockpit.

The plane is on the tarmac at Denpasar airport.

Virgin flight emergency prompts landing at Bali airport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)