Passengers clap and cheer as young woman is hauled off Jetstar flight from Vanuatu after alleged vile act in mid-air

Passengers on a Jetstar flight celebrated as a young woman was marched off the plane for allegedly vaping mid-air and mocking the families who complained. 

The Sydney-bound flight had just landed from Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Saturday night when Australian Federal Police officers boarded and escorted the woman off in front of a full cabin.

Flanked by three AFP officers, the woman was seen strutting confidently down the aisle, waving at fellow passengers and smiling for cameras as she filmed the dramatic moment on her phone.

‘She didn’t seem bothered by any of it,’ said passenger Clint Williams, who was returning from a holiday with his children. 

‘They made everyone wait to get off the plane while the police got on, arrested her, and dragged her out.

‘It actually looked like she was enjoying the attention. Multiple passengers started filming and she was waving and even poked her tongue out smiling.’

The mid-flight commotion allegedly began shortly after take-off from the tiny Pacific island, when a family sitting near the woman raised concerns about her behaviour.

Mr Williams said cabin crew intervened after the woman was suspected of vaping, breaching aviation law which can result in a hefty fine or court appearances.

‘I asked the family what was going on and they said she was being really abusive to the staff when they tried to talk to her,’ he said.

As tensions boiled over during the three-hour flight, raised voices could be heard from the rear of the aircraft, prompting the crew to call ahead for assistance.

Upon arrival at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport, all passengers were told to remain seated while authorities boarded the plane.

In a video provided to the Daily Mail Australia, one officer could be heard asking: ‘Did you vape? That’s the allegation.’

The woman defiantly unzipped her bag and pulled out a packet of cigarettes, insisting she didn’t have a vape.

‘Let’s look in my whole bag and see if I have a vape,’ she said rummaging further. ‘I have cigarettes, not a vape.’

When an officer reached for the phone she had been using to film the encounter, saying, ‘I will take that for you,’ the woman quickly snatched it back, claiming it was for her safety.

Moments later, she was placed under arrest and escorted off the aircraft as she yelled and tried to wrestle free.

Once she had been removed, the remaining passengers clapped and cheered in delight at finally being allowed to disembark.

The family who initially raised the alarm were later seen talking to the AFP officers.  

It is not known who the woman was travelling with, but a male passenger was seen carrying her bag from the aircraft. 

The AFP confirmed their officers responded to reports of a woman allegedly causing a disturbance on a flight from Vanuatu.

‘The passenger was allegedly intoxicated, verbally abusive, and aggressive towards other passengers and crew members,’ the spokesperson said.

‘AFP members met the flight when it arrived at Sydney Airport and escorted the woman off the aircraft.

‘After investigations, the AFP issued the woman with a court attendance notice for two charges’

The woman is now due to appear in court on one count of offensive disorderly behaviour on board an aircraft during flight and one count of conduct causing public nuisance.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Jetstar for comment.