Man Removed off JQ Flight After Vaping, Exposing Himself, Taking the Piss

[kangarooflyer88]

I was checking my Apple News+ feed earlier today and came across a story of a man flying from the Gold Coast to Melbourne on JetStar who decided it was fine to vape on board, and when confronted by cabin crew about the issue attempted to use the lavatory and ended up exposing himself and urinating on seats when denied the opportunity to do so. Needless to say AFP boarded the plane and sorted this one out. In other words, just another flight on JetStar from Queensland :

Man charged over 'repugnant, disgraceful' act on Jetstar flight

A passenger has been charged after he allegedly vaped, exposed himself and urinated on board a flight depar...

www.9news.com.au

What I do wonder from this story is whether passengers who were seated in the row the man allegedly relieved himself in had to sit in that row or whether JQ reaccomodated them to another row (presumably they did). Additionally, one wonders what discomfort passengers must have endured having to endure such odour on their flight down to Melbourne.

-RooFlyer88

 

[marki]

proud representative of the other class

 

[Flying Fox]

How can we stop these people from reproducing?

 

[Lynda2475]

If cigarettes and vapes were banned as carry-on, we wouldn't see coughs ignoring the no smoking on board, trying to disable smoke detectors in lavatory type events.

Expect in this case alcohol or drug abuse also involved, maybe need to breathalyse passengers before boarding. Hopefully a lifetime ban for this idiot.

 

[UP4014]

He's been charged, let's wait for a guilty verdict before we sentence him.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

proud representative of the other class

As someone who flies JétStar somewhat regularly, I take exception to such remarks!

If cigarettes and vapes were banned as carry-on, we wouldn't see coughs ignoring the no smoking on board, trying to disable smoke detectors in lavatory type events.

The issue there would be that it is completely legal to smoke at airports. Maybe not in Australia, but if you travel to other places like Zurich, it's totally fine as they have dedicated smoking lounges. I will not open the debate about the health effects of smoking, but will point out that smoking on board planes have been banned for many decades now.

Expect in this case alcohol or drug abuse also involved, maybe need to breathalyse passengers before boarding.

No doubt that would take a long time to do. Also, no doubt that every one of us has been a little bit tipsy on flights, especially on long haul flights in J where the liquor is free flowing on the ground and in the air. Whether someone is belligerent due to the amount of alcohol consumed is also open for debate. Some can handle booze just fine whereas others can have one glass of plonk and that's it.

Hopefully a lifetime ban for this idiot.

This seems to be the best way to sort it out.

He's been charged, let's wait for a guilty verdict before we sentence him.

This Kangaroo jurist awaits the perp to appear in the Kangaroo Court very soon indeed!

 

[Lynda2475]

The issue there would be that it is completely legal to smoke at airports.

Not at any Australian airport, and this incident was on a domestic flight.

You are not allowed to smoke/vape inside the airport nor on the flight therefore zero need to have those items with you as carry-on as are never needed in flight.

No doubt that would take a long time to do

Only necessary for those showing signs of intoxication to avoid issues in the air. We repeatedly stories of badly behaved heavily intoxicated passengers on budget airlines, given the booze isnt free flowing onboard, they must have been in an unfit state upon boarding.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Not at any Australian airport, and this incident was on a domestic flight.

You are not allowed to smoke/vape inside the airport nor on the flight therefore zero need to have those items with you as carry-on as are never needed in flight.

I think the bit that it is a domestic flight is a red herring as it tells you nothing about the travel plans of a passenger. To give you an example I flew Virgin Australia from Sydney to Melbourne. No one is arguing here that this is an international flight. However, I then proceeded to connect onto Etihad at Melbourne for my destination of Zurich (connecting in Abu Dhabi). Presumably if I were a smoker, I'd want to have a pack of cigarettes or a vape pen handy so that after spending the better part of a day in airports and flights, I could light up at Abu Dhabi airport at one of their designated smoking zones.

Only necessary for those showing signs of intoxication to avoid issues in the air. We repeatedly stories of badly behaved heavily intoxicated passengers on budget airlines, given the booze isnt free flowing onboard, they must have been in an unfit state upon boarding.

They're certainly not flying Qantas, that's for sure!

 

[jastel]

Vapes have batteries and are electronic devices and MUST be in carryon I thought.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Vapes have batteries and are electronic devices and MUST be in carryon I thought.

So do electric toothbrushes but I doubt anyone is too concerned about that when they check it in!

 

[Hvr]

So do electric toothbrushes but I doubt anyone is too concerned about that when they check it in!

It depends if it turns on whilst in transit and the passenger has to open the bag in front of security staff to prove it's not dangerous.

 

[jastel]

So do certain popular female devices...we've all heard those stories about a buzzing bag from security and customs...

 

[Franky]

So do certain popular female devices...we've all heard those stories about a buzzing bag from security and customs...

I must get out more often, I’ve never heard that one before…

 

[SYD]

I must get out more often, I’ve never heard that one before…

The story or the buzzing bag?

 

[Franky]

The story or the buzzing bag?

Well - both actually, I’ve never heard buzzing bags, nor stories about them…

 

[JohnK]

See people vaping in shopping centres often.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

So do electric toothbrushes but I doubt anyone is too concerned about that when they check it in!

Hopefully the toothbrushes should be reliably made. Big black market for vaping devices and batteries - their safety may be questionable. I much prefer them in the cabin where they can be dealt with in the event of a fire, than the hold!

 

[Lynda2475]

Hopefully the toothbrushes should be reliably made. Big black market for vaping devices and batteries - their safety may be questionable. I much prefer them in the cabin where they can be dealt with in the event of a fire, than the hold!

I'd prefer they not be allowed onboard in cabin or the hold, nasty cough.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I'd prefer they not be allowed onbaord in cabin or the hood, nasty cough.

I’ve never seen or heard them used on board. So I wouldn’t know who has them, or not!

The government’s discussion paper sees them as beneficial. So I guess they need to be transported some way.

But the bigger issue here is how the passenger was allowed to board in the first place… assuming under the influence of something, where legal or illegal medications, or alcohol.

 

[marki]

So do electric toothbrushes but I doubt anyone is too concerned about that when they check it in!

Many other electronic enhancing devices - no doubt - end up in the bin vibrating.