Virgin Australia crew members are ELECTROCUTED in a Bali hotel room

Published: 03:36, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 03:38, 16 April 2026 Virgin Australia crew members have suffered electric shocks from in-room appliances in a Bali hotel room during a layover.  The staff were understood to be ironing and using the kettle when the employees were suddenly electrocuted during A Virgin Australia spokesman said the airline had hired an independent electrician to inspect the hotel and had replaced the electrical items as a precaution.  'We are aware of reports from crew members who experienced minor shocks from in-room appliances while staying at our crew hotel in Bali,' he told the Daily Mail.  'We take any matter related to the safety and wellbeing of our team members seriously and we have worked directly with the hotel to identify and resolve any hazards.' While any injuries were minor, affected crew members were treated by medical staff.  None have flagged any ongoing health issues.  The incident comes as Virgin Australia prepares to increase the price of some of its airfares to offset rising fuel costs.  Virgin Australia crew members have suffered electric shocks from in-room appliances in a Bali hotel room during a layover (stock image) The airline will offer fewer flights to deal with the impact of the conflict in the Middle East and will reduce its capacity by one per cent over the next four months.  It claimed fuel costs make up around 21 per cent of total costs as it used about 3.4million barrels of oil in the first half of 2026. With jet fuel prices having at least doubled since the war started on February 28, Virgin Australia predicted the increase in fuel costs would be as high as $40million above previous estimates. Its wet lease arrangement with Qatar Airways - under which one airline supplies aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance - has also been cancelled until mid-June 'As previously disclosed, the wet lease arrangement minimises the risk to Virgin Australia's balance sheet and earnings and therefore is not financially material,' the airline said in a statement.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.