Virgin Australia has dismissed reports that one of its planes was hijacked by a passenger and forced to land in Bali.
It said initial reports on Indonesia television of a hijack were "completely incorrect" and that the passenger concerned was simply drunk and had tried to storm the cockpit.
A spokeswoman for the airline said the unarmed passenger had been handcuffed by crew and restrained in a seat at the back of flight VA41 from Brisbane.
According to reports, troops has boarded the plane on arrival and the passenger, a 28-year-old Australian, was arrested.
All 137 passengers and seven crew were evacuated unharmed.
"At no point was the safety of the aircraft in question," said a Virgin Australia statement.
It is believed the confusion arose when the pilot of the Boeing 737 alerted authorities of a hijack, sparking the security alert.
