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One Qantas flight wey dey go from Melbourne, Australia, to Dallas for United States don divert enter Papeete, capital of French Polynesia, after one passenger cause serious trouble onboard and reportedly bite one flight attendant.

Di incident happen on Friday during di long-haul journey, forcing di airline to make emergency stop for safety reasons.

According to reports from Australian media, including national broadcaster ABC, some passengers help restrain di man after e become violent inside di aircraft.

Local authorities later arrest di passenger immediately di plane land for Papeete.

Qantas don also place permanent no-fly ban on di man, meaning say e no go fit enter any Qantas flight again.

For statement wey airline spokesperson give AFP on Sunday, di company condemn di passenger behaviour and insist say passenger and crew safety remain di airline top priority.

“The safety of our customers and our crew is our number one priority and we have zero tolerance for disruptive or threatening behaviour on our flights,” di spokesperson tok.

Qantas never release di identity of di passenger or further details about wetin lead to di disruption onboard.

Di incident na one of several recent cases of unruly passenger behaviour wey airlines around di world don face in recent years.

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