<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A dramatic citizen's arrest has unfolded at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/brisbane" rel="" target="" title="Brisbane"><span>Brisbane</span></a><span>'s domestic airport.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It all started about 11.20am today when a man was told he couldn't board his flight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man had caught a flight earlier this morning from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> to Brisbane, where his behaviour was described as disruptive.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/kingston-crash-elderly-man-left-for-dead-hit-run-stolen-suv-logan-queensland/6af8ef6d-914b-4400-a2c2-edadb61ef87d"><strong><span>'I would've been dead': Driver's plea for help after Queensland hit-run</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One passenger told 9News the man was sprinting up and down the aisles of the plane, and at one point had even taken his shirt off.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When he was told in Brisbane that he would not be allowed to board his next flight, the man allegedly assaulted a female Virgin Australia staff member.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Passengers jumped into action, tackling him to the ground and holding him there until Australian Federal Police officers arrived.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-airport-dramatic-citizens-arrest-unfolds-queensland/6e68f681-2045-4f81-9db4-65859e1b1527" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brisbane Airport released a statement this afternoon, thanking the passengers who helped.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/two-australia-border-force-officials-injured-in-sydney-stabbing/41c55ae0-a50a-489b-ad23-a350c6f2cb31"><strong><span>Manhunt continues for escaped detainee being taken for deportation</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Virgin Australia said its workers were quick to act. But questions remained about how the man managed to board his flight from Sydney in the first place.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Witnesses told 9News the man was spotted acting quite erratically in the terminal, he was playing very loud music and he was even wearing a lime scooter helmet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man was taken to the Brisbane Watchhouse and charged with one count of assault and one of public nuisance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was granted bail and will appear in court next month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>