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A Malaysia Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing after an unruly passenger screamed and made threats, witnesses say
14.08.2023 - 11:28 / insider.com / Airlines
A Malaysia Airlines flight en route to Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing on Monday because of an unruly passenger, according to multiple reports.
Flight MH122 had already departed Sydney Airport when a male passenger became disruptive and started scaring people on board, witnesses said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Footage taken on board the plane appears to show the man, who is wearing a backpack on his front, threatening passengers and staff. Passenger Sammi Marks described the incident as the "scariest situation of her life. "
In a series of tweets, Marks said that the man got out of his seat mid-flight, "unzipped his backpack, put his hands in, made barely veiled threats about having something dangerous in it screaming at the top of his lungs right next to my seat."
Marks also said the man was "stalking the aisles getting in the faces of passengers." Cabin staff tried to contain him, she added, but the passenger "kicked off even more."
Another passenger on the plane, Muhammad Zubair, tweeted that the man's actions were "unsettling from start."
Zubair also shared a picture of the flight route that showed the plane turning back to Sydney airport, adding "not the flight path we were hoping for."
The flight landed safely and all 194 passengers on board and 12 crew members have since disembarked, a Malaysia Airlines spokesperson told Insider.
"The disruptive passenger has now been detained by local police," the spokesperson said. " The aircraft will be thoroughly inspected by the police.
Australian Federal Police confirmed to Insider that the man was arrested and is expected to be charged on Monday evening. He has not been identified yet by name.
Passengers on social media complained that after landing, the plane had been on the runway for more than two hours waiting for emergency services to board.
"As a result of this afternoon's incident, there have been 32 domestic flight cancellations (16 inbound and 16 outbound), with delays of up to 90 minutes for other domestic flights," a spokesperson for Sydney Airport told Insider.
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