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‘Disruptive passenger’ disrupts flights at Sydney airport

14 Aug 2023 07:24pm
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ISTANBUL - A Malaysia Airlines aircraft had to turn around and land at Sydney International Airport due to a "disruptive" passenger who displayed "disorderly behaviour."

The flight en route to Kuala Lumpur was redirected back to Sydney and positioned away from other aircraft on the tarmac.

A video of the passenger has been shared by other passengers in the plane on X, formerly known as Twitter, Anadolu Agency reported.

The passenger was seen talking to co-passengers and asking questions from the flight attendant and the attendant was responding to the passenger.

The return to Sydney Airport occurred shortly before 4pm (0600GMT) on Monday, leading to the closure of several runways and delays in other international flights, a news website news.com.au reported.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers were summoned to manage the situation and are looking into the issue. - BERNAMA-ANADOLU

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