Dubai: A passenger on-board an Emirates flight to Melbourne last week was restrained following an incident, the airline told Gulf News on Monday.
“On Emirates flight EK406 arriving from Dubai into Melbourne on August 20, there was an incident with a passenger that resulted in the passenger being restrained. The [Australian] Federal Police were called and met the plane on arrival to assess the situation,” a spokesperson said by email.
“After this assessment it was agreed that the passenger would meet their connecting flight on to Auckland and did so with no issues. The health and safety of our crew and passengers is of paramount importance,” the spokesperson added.
The passenger was restrained after allegedly assaulting a female cabin crew member, according to a report in Melbourne newspaper The Age citing comments by Matt Naylor, another passenger on-board, who spoke to Melbourne radio station 3AW.
Naylor did not see the assault but said a female flight attendant had told him she had been punched in the face.
“She was quite shaken up by it,” he said.
