Man runs naked on flight mid-air in Australia, knocks down crew member, arrested

The incident happened early in what was scheduled to be a 3-hour and 30-minute Virgin Australia flight on Monday night from the west coast city of Perth to Melbourne on the east coast.

Due to the incident, the flight was forced to turn back and return to the airport. Flight VA696 returned to the Perth Airport shortly after taking off due to a “disruptive passenger,” an airline statement said.

Virgin Australia's official statement said that Australian Federal Police officers were waiting for the plane, and “the disruptive guest was offloaded" shortly after the incident.