A Virgin Atlantic flight bound for London Heathrow was forced to return to Hong Kong in the early hours of this morning due to a disruptive passenger. A 26-year-old man identified only as “Robert” (we all know a rowdy Robert, right?) began shouting and ignored requests to calm down, according to Hong Kong police.
A U-turn was made around 1,000 kilometres into the journey, just above China’s Sichuan province, with the plane landing back on Hong Kong soil at around 3.40am. The man, believed to be a foreign citizen, was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital after being arrested for violating the Aviation Security Ordinance.
Writing in a statement, Virgin Atlantic said the airline “does not tolerate disruptive behaviour by passengers on-board.” Just send him back to us then Branson. We’ll set him straight!
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