One of the passengers who was sleeping at the time reported she was awakened by the alarm, it was dark and smoky, the cabin crew ran down the aisle to the bathroom opened the door she could see flames coming out of the bathroom bin. The fire was quickly put out. 

Passengers thought that was the end. However, the fires continued to be set throughout the aircraft even after the toilets were being watched by the crew. One passenger said ‘We were actually told that the plane would have burst into flames if it the fire had been spotted 90 seconds later.’ 

Flight 461 made an emergency landing in Jakarta. The passengers were all questioned and went through a security check. Passenger carryon luggage was searched and lighters and matches were confiscated. 

After a two hour layover in Jakarta the passengers were allowed back on the flight and the Boeing 777 departed for Abu Dhabi. Enroute another fire was set in a bathroom. The pilot ordered the cabin crew to stand outside each bathroom until the aircraft landed.