A Jetstar passenger has been arrested after allegedly opening a plane’s emergency exit and deploying the slide.

The JQ507 flight from Sydney had landed at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport on Thursday morning just before the incident.

An airline spokesperson confirmed the man has been arrested by Australian Federal Police after trying to flee the stationary A320-200.

Footage circulating online appears to show the plane’s emergency door wrenched from its hinges and resting on a seat.

“We can confirm that a passenger opened the emergency exit door after arrival into Melbourne, which automatically deployed the slide,” Jetstar said.

Radio producer Audrey Varghese, who was one of those aboard Thursday’s flight, told Melbourne radio 3AW there was shoving and screams during the commotion.

“My heart sank immediately. People were just screaming because of how strange this behaviour was,” she said.

“There were multiple attempts from the air hostesses telling him to sit down again.

“As soon as the plane had started coming to a stop, he immediately got up and basically charged to where the emergency exit row is and, in the process shoving people, causing a bit of commotion, ripped open the emergency door, and the slide was deployed and he jumped off the plane.”

Another passenger, who gave his name only as Adam, said the man stood up from his seat after landing and ignored instructions from flight crew to sit down.

“When we actually pulled up to the gate he reached over to the emergency exit, pulled it. Everyone at that point was screaming at him telling him to stop,” he told Sky News Australia.

Other passengers attempted to restrain the man but he “jumped right on through”.

“It was quite dramatic,” Adam said.

An AFP spokesperson said the man was arrested for alleged aggressive behaviour and breaching aircraft safety protocols. He is likely to be charged.

The passenger was assessed by paramedics and later transferred to hospital for further assessment, where he remains.

-with AAP