CANBERRA, ACT, July 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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A New Zealand national was sentenced this week (22 July, 2025) for assaulting two airline crew members on an international flight, which resulted in the plane being diverted to Melbourne.
The man, 23, was sentenced by the County Court of Victoria to six months' imprisonment, to be released immediately on a two-year good behaviour bond. He was also ordered to pay the airline $10,824 in compensation.
The AFP charged the man on 23 October, 2024, after responding to reports of an intoxicated and disruptive passenger on a flight from Perth to Auckland, New Zealand.
The man refused to comply with request...