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Updated 2026-06-17 10:53

set course for Tahiti after incident following an alleged bite on a crew member on Melbourne-Dallas route aircraft landed in Papeete for authorities to remove the disruptive passenger then refueled and continued to Dallas arriving behind schedule disrupting onward connections Qantas QF21 on Melbourne-Dallas route diversion to Tahiti because of a passenger incident

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Qantas Melbourne–Dallas flight diverts to Tahiti after passenger ...

On 17 May a Qantas Dreamliner bound for Dallas diverted to Tahiti after a passenger allegedly bit a crew member. The incident injured a flight attendant, delayed onward travel by 10 hours and triggered a lifetime Qantas ban for the perpetrator. It underscores rising disruptive-passenger risk and the financial impact of long-haul diversions, prompting corporates to revisit duty-of-care and contingency policies for international travellers.

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