Wild scenes on Qantas flight as passenger allegedly bites flight attendant

Published: 02:04, 17 May 2026 | Updated: 02:16, 17 May 2026 A Qantas flight travelling from Melbourne to Dallas diverted to Tahiti after a passenger allegedly bit a flight attendant and was removed from the plane. Crew and passengers rushed to support the staff member after they were allegedly attacked by the man during the 18-hour QF21 flight. The flight was briefly rerouted to Tahiti's capital, Papeete, where the man was removed from the aircraft, met by local police and barred from flying with Qantas again. 'We have zero tolerance for disruptive or threatening behaviour on our flights,' Qantas said. After refuelling, the flight continued on to Dallas, arriving several hours late. Were you onboard this flight? Email tips@dailymail.com.au A Qantas flight travelling from Melbourne to Dallas diverted to Tahiti after a passenger allegedly bit a flight attendant and was removed from the plane 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.