Jetstar cancels Bali flight as flight attendant "unwell"

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Jetstar has apologised for cancelling a Perth flight to Bali on Saturday after one of its flight attendants called in sick.

Passengers waiting to board the flight were told over the airport loudspeaker at 6.20am that the flight was cancelled, the same time the flight was scheduled to depart Perth.

A Jetstar spokesman said the airline was forced to make the last-minute cancellation when it was unable to find a replacement crew member for the attendant, who "became unwell" shortly before the plane was due to take-off.

Under Australian aviation regulations, the Airbus A320 requires four flight attendants be on board.

A passenger due to board the flight told WAtoday it was not rescheduled and most passengers were asked to collect their bags and return to the front of the airport.

"Ten people got on the next flight in an hour and the rest of us had to walk back downstairs," she said.

"When we asked why [the flight was cancelled], they said a staff member didn't turn up. We saw the pilots on the plane so assumed it was a flight attendant.

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