JetStar Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The plane landed in Alice Springs on Sunday morning.
  • Jetstar passengers were forced to stay on a plane for close to seven hours on Sunday.
  • The flight from Bangkok to Melbourne diverted due to a passenger's medical emergency.
  • It landed at a remote Australian airport that lacked customs facilities, the airline said.

Hundreds of passengers were forced to remain on a plane for almost seven hours after it diverted to a remote airport due to a passenger medical emergency.

The story was reported by outlets including Australia's ABC News.