A Qantas passenger has been banned from future travel with the airline after a Melbourne-to-Dallas flight was forced to divert after the man allegedly bit a flight attendant mid-air.

Fellow passengers are believed to have assisted after a flight attendant was allegedly bitten on plane travelling between Melbourne and the US, with the plane diverted to Tahiti.

Fellow passengers are believed to have assisted after a flight attendant was bitten on plane travelling between Melbourne and the US.

Passenger banned from travelling on all Qantas Group flights