Texas-bound flight diverted to Tahiti after alleged drunk passenger bites cabin crew
A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Dallas was diverted to Tahiti due to a disruptive passenger. The individual allegedly bit a crew member and was subsequently handed over to local police. The passenger has been banned from the airline following the incident.
- ▪The flight was diverted after a passenger displayed unruly behavior.
- ▪Footage showed the passenger stumbling and swearing at crew and other passengers.
- ▪The passenger was not an Australian national and has been banned from Qantas.
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US News Texas-bound flight diverted to Tahiti after alleged drunk passenger bites cabin crew By Blair Jackson, News.com.au Published May 17, 2026, 10:47 a.m. ET Originally Published by: Wild footage has captured a mid-air drama erupting on an international Qantas flight, with a man being booted off the plane after he allegedly bit a crew member intervening. The Dallas-bound Qantas flight, which departed Melbourne on Friday, diverted to Tahiti, where the belligerent passenger was handed over to local police and issued a ban from the airline. Alleged front-row footage of the passenger, which was uploaded to social media by comedian Mike Goldstein, shows the man stumbling out of the toilet still doing his belt up.
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