A JETSTAR crew was held hostage for more than six hours by passengers angry over a flight delay last week.
The flight was destined for Beijing from Melbourne, but was diverted to Shanghai because of heavy fog in the Chinese capital, according to Fairfax reports.
The group of passengers reportedly held the crew hostage at Pudong Airport because they were upset at the delay and scared Jetstar would not honour a promise to keep them in hotels.
Police and the Australian embassy were called.
The pilot managed to get some of the crew released, but he stayed to calm the passengers until alternative arrangements for their travel were made.
Jetstar Flight JQ7 on an A330-200 flight was carrying Australian and Chinese nationals, and had a stopover in Singapore.
A Jetstar spokeswoman said the flight had been diverted due to heavy fog.
"Due to the unscheduled landing, there was a delay in arranging customs and immigration processing for our passengers which resulted in our crew exceeding their flying hours," she said.
"Our captain and crew assisted passengers in a calm and professional manner in what was a difficult situation for all involved."
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