Watch as man booted off flight after lighting up cigarette on delayed flight – sparking travel chaos
PASSENGERS on a plane flew into a rage when a man decided to light up a cigarette onboard.
Despite already waiting on the runway for over four hours, a passenger decided to light up a smoke – sparking chaos among the frustrated fliers.
After sitting on the tarmac when their departure was delayed, passengers onboard the flight were fuming after being forced to wait even longer as the smoker was ejected by police.
Taking to TikTok to share the heated moment, a flier said their trip from Melbourne, Australia to Bali was “already delayed” before the man decided to “light a dart”.
Causing take-off to be held up even longer, the smoker was met with more than a few glares as he was forced off the plane by authorities.
Viewed more than 110,000 times, the video’s poster Sinaed Merrett was flooded with comments agreeing that the passenger had crossed the line.
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One of Sinaed’s fellow passengers commented: “Wasn’t that a delight, sitting on that plane for 11 hours. Thank god we got to Bali”.
Another user branded the man a “tool”.
A third agreed, saying: “There’s always one”.
However, not everyone felt the smoker was entirely in the wrong.
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One user commented: “Some of us old ex smokers can remember when the whole back of the plane was a smokers area. Never bothered anyone.”
Another quipped: “Only on a flight to Bali aye.”
“When in flight to Bali why not light up,” said a third.
After sitting through the huge delays, the holiday-goers finally reached their destination at Denpasar Airport at around midnight on Wednesday – almost 13 hours after they had originally boarded.
A spokesperson for Jetstar said in a statement: “Smoking, vaping or the use of electronic cigarettes is not permitted on any Jetstar aircraft, in Australian airport terminals or on the tarmac.”