Woman arrested after wild pre-flight Virgin freakout in Perth
Australian Federal Police were reportedly called to a flight waiting to leave Perth Airport after a woman began to act erratically on the outbound plane, which had yet to depart its gate.
Footage shows the woman verbally accosting a flight attendant, apparently over a disagreement revolving around her possession of a 'bum bag'.
'You're telling me to take my clothes off on a plane, f*** off,' says the woman in the footage, directing her vitriolic barrage towards a flight attendant standing in the aisle.
'No I didn't say that … you had a bum bag on, in the event of an evacuation we need to make sure you're safe and everyone else is safe,' the attendant replies calmly.
Another member of the crew then ushers the attendant away, before staff tell the woman the AFP will 'deal with' her.
7News reports the woman was eventually ushered off the plane by AFP officers and then arrested and formally charged.
The AFP and Virgin have been contacted for comment.
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