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Jetstar passenger appears to be escorted off flight after inflating life jacket during safety demonstration

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Wong, B. (2026, October 21). Jetstar passenger appears to be escorted off flight after inflating life jacket during safety demonstration. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16225297/jetstar-passenger-inflates-life-jacket-adelaide-airport.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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During a pre-flight safety demonstration at Adelaide Airport, a Jetstar passenger inflated his life jacket prematurely, causing disruption to the departure of a flight bound for an undisclosed destination. Video footage posted by the Lovett Brothers on Instagram shows the incident, with one brother inflating the life jacket after the crew’s instructions. The man was later escorted off the plane by police officers. While some social media users found humor in the event, others criticized the passenger's behavior as irresponsible and disruptive.

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On October 21, 2026, Jetstar passenger Burney Wong was escorted off a flight departing from Adelaide Airport in Australia after inflating his life jacket during the pre-flight safety demonstration. Video shared on Instagram by the Lovett Brothers showed Wong pulling the cord that inflates the vest despite instructions to do so only upon evacuation. The incident led to laughter among some passengers and amusement on social media, with one sibling commenting, "This was sooo worth it." Police were called, and footage later showed Wong being escorted through the airport by three officers. No official Jetstar statement has been released regarding the incident's details or consequences.

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A Jetstar passenger appears to have been removed from a plane by officers after inflating his life jacket during a pre-flight safety demonstration. asserted

passenger → appear → demonstration

The aircraft was preparing to depart Adelaide Airport when a video shared on Instagram by the Lovett Brothers appeared to show a passenger putting on a life jacket during the pre-flight briefing. asserted

passenger → prepare → briefing

'Place [the life jacket] over your head on the loose strap to tighten,' the aircraft's safety announcement said. asserted

announcement → place → strap

As the announcement warned passengers to inflate their life jackets only when leaving the aircraft, the man pulled the cord, causing the vest to inflate around him with a loud hiss. asserted

vest → warn → hiss

'Apparently you're not supposed to copy them,' a caption on the video read. asserted

caption → suppose → video

One of his brothers, who had been reading the safety instructions, appeared to hold back laughter before burying his face in his hand. asserted

who → read → hand

A later clip appeared to show the passenger being escorted through the airport by three officers after leaving the aircraft. asserted

passenger → appear → aircraft

Some social media users saw the funny side of the incident. asserted

users → see → incident

A Jetstar passenger appears to have been removed from a plane by police after inflating his life jacket during a pre-flight safety demonstration The aircraft was preparing to depart Adelaide Airport when a video shared on Instagram by the Lovett Brothers showed one of the siblings putting on a life jacket during the pre-flight briefing 'This was sooo worth it,' one said. asserted

one → appear → briefing

'I know this isn't good, but I can't help laughing,' a second said. asserted

second → know → ?

'OK, this is very funny, it was worth whatever punishment you got,' a third said. asserted

third → get → punishment

However, not everyone was impressed by the behaviour. asserted

everyone → impress → behaviour

'Delaying the flight for fun? Wowwwww so smart,' one said. asserted

one → delay → fun

Daily Mail has contacted Jetstar, AFP and Adelaide Airport for comment. asserted

Mail → contact → comment

Jetstar passenger appears to be escorted off flight after inflating life jacket during safety demonstration

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