Drunken Passenger Tries To Break Into Cockpit

A plane that was initially reported to have been hijacked has landed safely in Bali after a drunk man tried to force himself into the cockpit.

A drunken passenger who caused a hijack scare on a Virgin Australia flight by trying to break into the cockpit was arrested Friday after the plane landed on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials said.

The airport was closed for nearly two hours because of the incident, forcing several flights to be diverted, director general for air transport Herry Bakti Gumay told Metro TV.

The Australian passenger acted aggressively and began pounding on the cockpit door before being handcuffed by the crew, Heru Sudjatmiko, airport manager for Virgin Australia, told the station. The passenger was arrested for creating a disturbance, he said.

"There was no hijacking at all," he said. "It was only a miscommunication."

Telegraph