Plumber to be grilled over hijack scare

AAP An Australian man is to be questioned by Indonesian police after sparking a hijacking scare.

An Australian man who allegedly caused a hijacking scare aboard a Virgin Australia flight says he was only under the influence of Panadol, Voltaren and Coca-Cola.

Matt Christopher Lockley, 28, was observed as aggressive, drunk and "paranoid" when he caused a mid-air commotion aboard the flight from Brisbane on Friday.

The Queenslander sparked hijacking fears when he banged on the cockpit door.

Witnesses have reported he was asking for medication and denied being drunk.

He was restrained at the rear of the aircraft and didn't put up a fight when officers arrested him on arrival at Denpasar airport.

Lockley was on Saturday taken to a Bali hospital where police learned he was being treated for a medical condition.

Before leaving Brisbane he had only: "two Voltaren, four Panadol and two cans of Coca-Cola," police said.

He was travelling to Bali in search of his Indonesian wife, whom he hasn't seen in two weeks, police spokesman Hery Wiyanto said.

"We will question him again after his health has returned," he said, describing Lockley's state as "exhausted".

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