Wil Anderson arrested for being disruptive on flight
Comedian and television host Wil Anderson was arrested on the weekend for allegedly causing a disturbance on board a flight to Wagga Wagga.
Mr Anderson allegedly refused to follow orders from the Qantas crew on Flight Q400, prompting staff to notify police.
Mr Anderson, the host of ABC program The Gruen Transfer was arrested by police as he left the aircraft.
In a tweet since deleted, Mr Anderson took aim at Qantas late on Saturday afternoon, saying: "A big f--- you to the crew at Qantas for their no help today. Sorry Wagga if I can't walk when I get off the plane today."
Mr Anderson later attributed his arrest to a "misunderstanding" with cabin crew, telling WIN News that he was "just trying to stretch out my back".
"I have a sore back and I was up and about pacing and there was a misinterpretation in the intentions of my pacing," he said.
A decade ago, Mr Anderson was diagnosed with osteoarthritis, a condition that reportedly leaves the comedian in a near constant state of pain, and makes it difficult for him to disembark from planes.
Do you suffer from osteoarthritis? Have you ever had this problem while flying? What do you think about the situation?
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My Sister suffers from Osteo in the spine. When it was time to disembark from the plane she couldn't get out of her seat without assistance.. Along with two elderly ladies who had similar problems, Qantas had to get a cherrypicker to unload them. She said she felt very embarrassed as her husband, who went ahead of her to collect the baggage, wondered what had happened until he saw the cherrypicker coming across the tarmac. She said, "There we were, 3 old fogies bumming a lift". We had a good laugh.
With regards to Will Anderson, I think Qantas may have been a little too eager to call Police, maybe Mr. Anderson had a few drinks and may have been abusive.