CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Editor's note: Imagery and vision of the arrest is available via Hightail.
A New Zealand woman is set to appear before Downing Centre Local Court today (3 September, 2025) after she was removed from a flight for alleged intoxicated behaviour, including ignoring cabin crew instructions and dancing in the aisle while the plane was taxiing.
The woman, 50, was on a flight from Sydney to Queenstown in July, 2025, and was allegedly intoxicated, ignored safety instructions, swore at cabin crew and danced in the aisle when the pilot was taxiing for takeoff.
The pilot aborted takeoff, returned to the gate and requested AFP assistance to remove the woman from ...