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Qantas flight diverted after passenger bites crew member

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A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Dallas was diverted to Papeete, French Polynesia, after a passenger became disruptive. Reports indicate the man bit a flight attendant during the incident. He was met by local authorities upon landing and has received a lifetime ban from flying on Qantas. AI

RANK_REASON This is a report of a disruptive passenger incident on a flight, not related to AI.

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Qantas flight diverted after passenger bites crew member

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Melbourne-US Qantas flight diverted after man bites crew member

    Australia’s Qantas was forced to divert a flight bound for the United States over a disruptive passenger, with local media reporting the man bit a flight attendant. The flight from Melbourne was headed to Dallas on Friday when it was forced to make a stop-off in Papeete, the capi…

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