Jetstar crew assaulted on Launceston flight

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-232 VH-VGT (MSN 4178)

A Jetstar flight travelling from Launceston (LST/YMLT) to Brisbane (BNE/YBBN) had to be cancelled after a passenger reportedly assaulted two crew members on the inbound leg. 

Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tas responded to reports of a violent passenger on Jetstar Flight JQ753 at around 3pm, on the 19th August 2022. Officers say a teenage girl had become violent during the flight from Brisbane and assaulted two members of the crew. Police attended the aircraft and took a 16-year-old into custody. Ambulance TAS and Police transported her to Launceston General Hospital (LGH), where she has been admitted for treatment. The two flight attendants also went to LGH with minor injuries, both were released around an hour later. The returning flight to Brisbane, however, was cancelled as a result of the incident.

Due to a scheduled flight later that evening, Brisbane to Darwin, the aircraft departed Launceston two hours later as a ferry flight. JQ7992 departed Launceston on runway 32L at 17.38 and landed in Brisbane on runway 01R at 19.47.

Aircraft Information:

Airline: Jetstar

Code: JQ/JST

Aircraft: Airbus A320-232

Registration: VH-VGT

Serial Number: 4178

Engines: 2 x IAE V2527-A5

Age: 12 yrs 6 Mts