Cricket star Michael Slater is kicked off Qantas flight after heated argument with two women
AUSSIE cricket star Michael Slater was kicked off a flight after a heated row with two women. The former batsman has since apologised to fellow passengers after the Qantas flight from Sydney to Wagga was delayed on Sunday. Witnesses told radio station 2GB Slater swore and screamed abuse at one of the women before apparently […]
AUSSIE cricket star Michael Slater was kicked off a flight after a heated row with two women.
The former batsman has since apologised to fellow passengers after the Qantas flight from Sydney to Wagga was delayed on Sunday.
Witnesses told radio station 2GB Slater swore and screamed abuse at one of the women before apparently locking himself in the plane toilet and refusing to come out.
Macquarie Radio digital content producer Nick Fergus told 2GB that the former Australian Test opener and commentator was then booted off the plane by security.
“He’s been involved in an extremely heated argument — this has been described as not a run of the mill argument — it was yelling, it was swearing and it was only getting worse as they moved to their seats,” Mr Fergus said.
“What we’re told by witnesses is Michael removed himself from the situation and went to the bathrooms of the plane.
“As they were doing the safety briefings he remained in the bathroom. Crews repeatedly asked him to come out and he refused.
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“At that point the plane couldn’t take off and it was being delayed further and further and crew were forced to call airport security who boarded the plane.”
Slater has since released a statement saying: “I did have an argument with two friends while boarding a flight to Wagga and I apologise for the inconvenience this caused other passengers on the flight”.
But his management is disputing that he locked himself in the toilet.
