Fiji's international carrier Air Pacific says it has apologised to a young Japanese woman after a Fijian soldier urinated on her, the Fiji Sun reported yesterday.

It said the soldier was returning from peacekeeping duties in Sinai when he flew from Japan to Fiji on March 22.

The Sun said the soldier exposed his private parts to a young female Japanese tourist and urinated on her. Other passengers on the flight were alerted to the incident when the tourist screamed.

The military say they are investigating but Air Pacific chief executive officer John Campbell confirmed the incident, saying the soldier was taken into custody on arrival of the flight at Nadi airport.

"He is subject to the disciplinary processes of the (army)," he said.

"The customer was provided with cleansing cloths, antiseptic, a change of clothes from the in-flight duty-free sales materials and together with her travelling companion, were provided compensation," he said.

The woman has apparently accepted the apology "in a traditional Japanese manner and attaches no blame to Air Pacific", the Fiji Sun reported.

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