<p>A drunk passenger sparked a hijacking alert on a Virgin Australia flight heading for the Indonesian resort island of Bali today when he attempted to break into the cockpit, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Security forces rushed to the airport when the 737-800 touched down on the popular resort island, as authorities said they had received information the Brisbane to Bali flight had been hijacked.<br /><br />However, Virgin Australia said the drunken passenger had sparked the alarm when he slammed on the cockpit door. He was later arrested by Indonesian authorities.<br /><br />"This is no hijacking, this is a miscommunication," said Heru Sudjatmiko, a Virgin Australia official in Bali. "What happened was there was a drunk person... too much alcohol consumption caused him to act aggressively."<br /><br />"Based on the report I received, the passenger tried to enter the cockpit, through the cockpit door, by banging on the door but he did not enter the cockpit at all."<br /><br />He said the individual was stopped by crew and handcuffed and placed in a seat at the back of the plane. After landing he was taken off the plane and put under arrest.<br /><br />Palani Mohan, a passenger on a Garuda flight that was about to take off from Bali, said that when the drama began the pilot of his plane announced the airport was in lockdown.<br /><br />"The captain of my plane made an announcement saying we were delayed indefinitely because a hijack was going on in Bali airport, about 150 metres away from us."<br />"I saw at least five vehicles including military-style trucks, filled with men in uniform, rushing towards the plane," he said.<br /><br />"Then the Virgin plane taxied away, followed by the convoy of security forces."<br />The airport was shut down for a time but after the Virgin plane was taken off the tarmac flights resumed.</p>
<p>A drunk passenger sparked a hijacking alert on a Virgin Australia flight heading for the Indonesian resort island of Bali today when he attempted to break into the cockpit, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Security forces rushed to the airport when the 737-800 touched down on the popular resort island, as authorities said they had received information the Brisbane to Bali flight had been hijacked.<br /><br />However, Virgin Australia said the drunken passenger had sparked the alarm when he slammed on the cockpit door. He was later arrested by Indonesian authorities.<br /><br />"This is no hijacking, this is a miscommunication," said Heru Sudjatmiko, a Virgin Australia official in Bali. "What happened was there was a drunk person... too much alcohol consumption caused him to act aggressively."<br /><br />"Based on the report I received, the passenger tried to enter the cockpit, through the cockpit door, by banging on the door but he did not enter the cockpit at all."<br /><br />He said the individual was stopped by crew and handcuffed and placed in a seat at the back of the plane. After landing he was taken off the plane and put under arrest.<br /><br />Palani Mohan, a passenger on a Garuda flight that was about to take off from Bali, said that when the drama began the pilot of his plane announced the airport was in lockdown.<br /><br />"The captain of my plane made an announcement saying we were delayed indefinitely because a hijack was going on in Bali airport, about 150 metres away from us."<br />"I saw at least five vehicles including military-style trucks, filled with men in uniform, rushing towards the plane," he said.<br /><br />"Then the Virgin plane taxied away, followed by the convoy of security forces."<br />The airport was shut down for a time but after the Virgin plane was taken off the tarmac flights resumed.</p>