Qantas Dreamliner from Perth to London forced to turn back

A Qantas non-stop flight Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner QF9 from Perth, Australia to London was forced to turn back when a male passenger became “hyper Aggressive, like a cornered animal”.

The plane which had been due to land in London on Saturday night, returned to Perth after two hours of 17-hour flight.

“He was suddenly standing up and shouting and pointing in an extremely aggressive manner” according to a fellow passenger.

“He locked himself in the loo for about an hour” before “squaring off against another passenger and sort of shouting in his face” according to Claire Hudson who was on board the plane.

Upon landing the passenger was removed by Australian Federal Police according to the airline.

A Qantas spokesman said: “We take a zero tolerance approach to disruptive behaviour on board. The safety of our crew and customers is our number priority.”

The passengers were given overnight accommodation and were due to fly again on Sunday.