Virgin causes hearts to race

Virgin causes hearts to race
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Virgin Australia have come under fire by Melbourne footy fans attending Saturday’s Grand Final game for flying an A330 aircraft low over the MCG as part of pre-match celebrations.

With many fans taking to social media to vent their frustrations and fears, the Herald Sun quoted Collingwood President Eddie McGuire telling Fox Footy he saw an AFP officer reach for a gun because “no one had told him”.

Meanwhile the paper reports Virgin Australia spokeswoman Emma King as saying the flight was operated in strict accordance with Civil Aviation Safety Authority requirements by three senior pilots.

“Virgin Australia is the official airline of the AFL and as a show of support for the game we operate a special flight over the MCG on Grand Final day each year,” she told the paper.

There were no passengers on board.

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