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Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Yahoo
Passenger charged over alleged mid-air exit door scare
A passenger has been charged after allegedly trying to open emergency exit doors and assaulting cabin crew staff on a Malaysian flight bound for Australia. The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney was airborne on Saturday when the Jordanian man attempted to open the rear emergency exit, police say. The 46-year-old was escorted to a seat in the middle of the aircraft but then tried to open another emergency door. An airline staff member was assaulted as crew and passengers restrained the man, police allege. Australian Federal Police officers met the jet after it touched down at Sydney Airport on Saturday night and arrested the allegedly unruly passenger. He was expected to appear before court on Sunday and could face up to 10 years in prison after being charged with two counts of endangering the safety of an aircraft and one count of assaulting aircraft crew. Police declined to confirm the operator of the disrupted flight but only two passenger planes from Kuala Lumpur landed at Sydney Airport on Saturday night. One was a Malaysian Airlines flight and the other was operated by Air Asia. Both airlines have been contacted for comment, while Sydney Airport has declined to do so. AFP Sydney Airport commander Detective Acting Superintendent Davina Copelin said the man's alleged behaviour could have had tragic consequences. "Passengers and airplane staff shouldn't have to put up with unruly, violent or dangerous behaviour on flights," she said. "The AFP will not hesitate to take action against people who engage in criminal behaviour on airplanes, especially where this behaviour has the potential to endanger the safety of passengers, crew or the flight itself." The incident comes after a Jetstar flight from Bali to Melbourne was forced to turn back on Monday after a woman attempted to open a cabin door. Jetstar Flight JQ34 Forced to Return to Bali After Disruptive Passenger Incident ✈️Flight #JQ34, which departed Denpasar on Monday night (March 31), returned to Bali following the incident. Jetstar confirmed in a statement that the individual was also abusive to the — AirNav Radar (@AirNavRadar) April 3, 2025 The woman lifted the door handle early in the flight before a warning signal alerted the crew. She was arrested at Denpasar Airport and banned from flying with Jetstar. A New Zealand man was also banned and charged after allegedly assaulting a Qantas staff member and two other people at Sydney Airport on Tuesday.
South China Morning Post
01-04-2025
- South China Morning Post
Jetstar flight to Melbourne returns to Bali after woman tries to open plane door mid-flight
A Jetstar flight from the Indonesian resort island of Bali to Melbourne was forced to turn back after a passenger tried to forcibly open the cabin door when the plane was nearly 10,000 metres above the ocean. Advertisement The flight, identified as JQ34, took off from the Indonesian resort island around 8.40pm local time on Monday. It had been airborne for more than an hour when a woman allegedly tried to open one of the plane's doors, sparking panic among the 260 passengers on board. The aircraft was travelling at a height of about 32,000 feet (9753 metres) when the incident occurred, according to tracking service Flightradar 24. The plane then returned to the Bali provincial capital Denpasar, citing safety reasons, and landed at around 10.45pm. 02:41 Prabowo's budget cuts threaten loss of medical and financial aid to Bali bombing survivors Prabowo's budget cuts threaten loss of medical and financial aid to Bali bombing survivors 'We had an aircraft return to Denpasar last night after a disruptive passenger attempted to open one of the aircraft doors and was abusive to our crew,' a Jetstar spokesperson told Australian daily newspaper The Nightly. Advertisement Australian reality TV star Brooke Jowett, who was aboard the plane, shared details of the incident on her social media account.
