CANBERRA, ACT, July 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Editor's note: Arrest image available via Hightail.
A Queensland man is scheduled to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today (29 July, 2025) charged with the alleged assault of an airline crew member at Perth Airport.
The man, 59, was charged after the AFP responded to a request for assistance on 14 July, 2025.
The AFP will allege the man refused a crew member's instruction to take his seat as a flight to Brisbane was preparing for departure, because he wanted to use the bathroom.
The man then allegedly pushed the crew member, and the incident was reported to the flight captain, who requested the AFP attend the gate and remove the man from t...