According to reports in news.com.au, an unruly male passenger started to fight with others less than 20 minutes into the flight. Scoot flight TR7 was delayed leaving Coolangatta Airport on Monday afternoon, and was around one hour and 20 minutes into the flight when the scuffle erupted.
It is believed a man was drinking heavily and disturbing passengers, and had to be pinned down when he allegedly started lashing at others.
It's understood a restraining kit was used to tie his wrists, with the man held down for more than three hours.
The flight was forced to turn around and divert to Sydney, landing at around 4.30pm AEDT.
Australian Federal Police are investigating the incident.
The pilot diverted the flight two hours after takeoff even as the unruly passenger was restrained with the help of other passengers. It is also reported that the man's shirt was partially ripped off until a group of men intervened and managed to pin him down.One passenger named Rico David Garilli, who was headed to Singapore for his wedding celebrations, captured the man creating ruckus and uploaded the video on Facebook. Garilli wrote: 'After our flight was announced delayed, this guy started drinking heavy. About 20 minutes into the flight he started becoming aggressive and had to be restrained after all of this kicked off', quoted USA Today.
While in a statement, a budget airline spokeswoman said the flight was forced to divert due to "a disruption onboard caused by an unruly passenger". She added that there seem to be no issues during boarding and take-off however after the plane started flying, the man "began to disturb surrounding passengers".
The spokeswoman said, "Following safety procedure, our crew stepped in to break up the fight and was assisted by other passengers. The unruly passenger was eventually subdued with two restraining kits, with the help of five passengers."
The spokeswoman added that the man was handed over to local law enforcement in Sydney while the other passengers were transferred to alternative flights bound for Singapore. However, one passenger, Bea Garcia, slammed Scoot for their handling of the situation and wrote on Facebook: 'Can't say I'm pleased with how Scoot handled the situation especially the aftermath as we were expected to stay in airport chairs and were not provided a hotel for the night. When we complained and explained that our flight was more than 7.5 hours away, we were simply told to email feedback and complain'.
While the Australian Federal Police and paramedics took the man to St George Hospital in Sydney. No charges have been laid yet.
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