Late Bali passenger chases down moving plane on tarmac

This is the moment one woman desperate to make her flight in Indonesia broke through security and tried to run after the plane on the tarmac.

Video shows the woman being held back by two airport security staff-members and trying her best to claw her way free.

The incident took place at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport just before a Citilink flight to Jakarta was about to take off.

The video showing the incident was shared on Twitter and Facebook, and went viral in Indonesia.

Social media users questioned how the woman was able to get past security and onto the tarmac before being caught.

A Citilink official confirmed that the woman was late for a 7.10am flight, but defied orders to remain at the gate.

It is thought she believed she would somehow be allowed onto the plane if she reached it on the runway.

Footage shows her being restrained, and eventually it looks like the staff members push her onto the ground.

The woman was removed from the tarmac and booked onto another flight the same afternoon, Coconuts.co reports.