Man arrested after allegedly attempting to open plane door twice mid-flight
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Shadi Taiseer Alsaaydeh of Jordan is also accused of assaulting an airline staff member after he was escorted to a seat in the middle of the aircraft.
A man was arrested and charged after he allegedly attempted to open the emergency exit doors of an AirAsia X plane mid-flight twice on Saturday.
The incident took place on a Sydney-bound flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according to Australian Federal Police (AFP).
After the man was escorted to a seat in the middle of the aircraft, he allegedly once again tried to open a different emergency exit door and was then restrained by the plane’s crew. During the interaction, the man allegedly assaulted one of the plane’s employees.
“The man was then restrained by crew and passengers, during which he allegedly assaulted an airline staff member,” police said.
Shadi Taiseer Alsaaydeh, 46, from Jordan, has been charged with two counts of endangering the safety of an aircraft and one count of assaulting cabin crew. He was arrested by police when the flight landed at Sydney International Airport.
According to police, each offence carries a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment.
AFP detective acting Supt. Davina Copelin said dangerous behaviour on aircraft will not be tolerated.
“The actions of this man could have had tragic consequences, and passengers and airplane staff shouldn’t have to put up with unruly, violent, or dangerous behaviour on flights,” Copelin said.
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