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A male flight attendant from Jetstar has been accused of harassing a 15-year-old girl online, prompting the airline to conduct an investigation into the matter.

According to a report on news.com.au, the Melbourne-based crew had tried to befriend the girl on social networking website Facebook just hours after her flight had landed.

The incident happened when the teenager was travelling with her mother and her 16-year-old sister from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast in September, said the report.

The mother, known only as Elizabeth, said in an interview with ABC radio Wednesday that her daughters did not give the attendant their names when they met outside the plane’s toilets.

Hours after landing, however, the younger sister received requests from the flight attendant to befriend him on Facebook.

The flight attendant continued to pursue the sisters despite having his initial request turned down, said a separate report on news website The Age.

He wrote in one of his online posts, "I've never wanted to add a 16-year-old before... um, well you seem quite mature maybe we might come [sic] friends. Here is my number....do you even have a phone? What area do you live in?"

It is suspected that the names were obtained via the plane’s flight manifest, but Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway said on theage.com.au that such information is only available to the cabin crew manager.

An internal investigation into the incident is ongoing and the flight attendant involved has been contacted by management.

In the radio interview, the girl's mother called the incident "disturbing", and expressed fears over teenagers travelling alone.

Jetstar flight attendant accused of harassing teenage passenger

AsiaOne | Wed, Oct 7 2009

According to reports, the crew had tried to befriend the 15-year-old girl on Facebook just hours after her flight had landed.

Jetstar flight attendant accused of harassing teenage passenger

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