Former Australia Cricketer Michael Slater Thrown Off a Flight After Heated Exchange With Friends

Former Australia cricketer Michael Slater was thrown off a plane following a heated exchange with two friends, a report said on Tuesday. As a result of the argument, the flight had to delay by 30 minutes, creating a huge uproar among the other passengers.

Macquarie Sports Radio revealed that the scuffle erupted between Michael Slater and two women as they boarded a flight from Sydney to his hometown Wagga Wagga on Sunday. Meanwhile, it started with yelling and swearing as three of them took their seat. However, it escalated soon compelling Slater to lock himself in a toilet and refusing to come out. Eventually, the securities had to remove him from the flight.

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Michael Slater later confirmed the same according to Macquarie. Moreover, Slater is due to fly to England for his commentary duties for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 starting from May 30. He also apologised for the inconvenience caused by his actions.

“I did have an argument with two friends whilst boarding a flight to Wagga and I apologise for the inconvenience this caused other passengers on the flight,” he said.

Australian airline Qantas also confirmed an incident. However, they didn’t name the person involved in the scuffle. The report also added that Michael Slater obeyed the request of the crews and got down from the flight.

“Prior to departure on a Sydney to Wagga Wagga flight on Sunday, a male passenger was asked to leave the aircraft for being disruptive,” it said in a statement to AFP. “He complied with the crew’s request,” it added.

Michael Slater has represented Australia in 74 Tests and 47 ODIs over a decade scoring 5312 and 987 runs respectively. He last served the Aussies in 2001.