A 45-year-old man, who has not been publicly identified, was arrested upon returning to Sydney after an outburst aboard a Malaysia Airlines flight.
Officials were seen interacting with a man after a Malaysia Airlines flight was returned to Sydney due to an "emergency incident." after a midair incident aboard a flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur forced the plane to turn around, authorities said.
About three hours after landing at Sydney Airport, police arrested a 45-year-old man without incident and released the rest of the passengers from the plane, Australian Federal Police said. Police described the situation as an"emergency incident," though they released no further details about what happened on the flight.
Police, who have yet to release the man’s identity, said he was expected to be charged later Monday. Police did not specify athanked passengers for remaining calm and cooperative during the ordeal and said they would be transferred to the next available flights.
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