Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A drunk passenger on a flight from Australia to Indonesia and miscommunication from a pilot caused fears that a Boeing 737 had been hijacked.
BBC reports that a passenger prompted the scare by trying to enter the cockpit, causing the pilot to send a distress signal.
The crew eventually handcuffed the man, who authorities identified as Matt Christopher, a 28-year-old from Australia.
“This is no hijacking, this is a miscommunication,” Heru Sudjatmiko, a Virgin Australia official said. “There was a drunk passenger, intoxicated and aggressively behaved. He was trying to enter the cockpit, banging the door but he did not enter the cockpit.”
News of possible hijacking spread worldwide early this morning.
