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A Virgin pilot was filmed booting an unruly passenger off a plane after he called a flight attendant "stupid c***".<\/p>\n
Video shared by passenger, Ben McKay, on board the Virgin Australia flight from Townsville showed a man in yellow Crocs clogs confronting the flight attendant by the cockpit door.<\/p>\n
The issue escalated and he became physical when a pilot stepped in and pushed him away from the crew member.<\/p>\n
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"You are off mate. Get going," the pilot told the man in white top and a bucket hat.<\/p>\n
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The man tensed up and grabbed the pilot by his collar.<\/p>\n
When the flight attendant intervened, the man hurled abuse towards her: "Don't f***ing touch me, you stupid c***."<\/p>\n
"Alright, you're off," the pilot warned. "Let go of me. Let go!"<\/p>\n
The fearless cabin crew pointed a finger at the passenger and shouted: "Let go of him."<\/p>\n
He continued to shout and challenged members of the staff to "arrest me" as the pilot asked the ground staff to "get the cops".<\/p>\n
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The flight was scheduled to take off from Townsville to Sydney yesterday (Wednesday, January 4).<\/p>\n
Ben praised the crew for "handling the matter amazingly".<\/p>\n
Viewers shared their thoughts in the comments, with one saying: "Credit to the flight attendant."<\/p>\n
Another expressed: "He squared up with the captain? He ain't ever flying again!"<\/p>\n
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"Oh boy, that will be a long way back home for him," a third joked while others said: "People who do this should never be allowed on an aircraft again."<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Virgin Australia said: "The safety of guests and crew is our number one priority and we have zero tolerance for any type of unruly behaviour on Virgin Australia flights.<\/p>\n
"Incidents are referred to the Australian Federal Police or State Police where appropriate."<\/p>\n
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