CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A woman is expected to appear in Wollongong Local Court today (10 June, 2025), charged with four offences, including the alleged assault of an airline crew member during an international flight.
The dual Italian-Australian national, 64, allegedly consumed a bottle of her own wine on a flight from Noumea, New Caledonia, to Sydney on 3 June, 2025. When airline crew told the woman she could not consume her own alcohol, she allegedly became verbally abusive and disruptive.
After the woman allegedly refused instructions to sit down during the aircraft's descent, airline crew attempted to physically restrain her to a seat. The AFP will allege the woman kick...