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Teen charged in Australia after allegedly boarding plane with shotgun

Seventeen-year-old boy charged with eight offences following incident on Jetstar Airways plane.

Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2025

'I've got bombs in my bag': teen's alleged plane threat

A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court after being charged following a shocking incident at one of Australia's major regional airports.

AAP · Mar 7, 2025

17 Y.O Charged After Allegedly Attempting To Board Jetstar Flight With Shotgun

Passengers and crew members intervened to tackle the teenager until the police arrived.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 6, 2025

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Teenager charged after allegedly boarding Jetstar flight with ‘large gun’ at Avalon airport

Police charged 17-year-old with unlawfully taking control of an aircraft, orchestrating a bomb hoax and possessing a firearm

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025

Airport security probed after boy's alleged bomb threat

Security at a major regional airport has been questioned after a teen allegedly tried to bring a gun onto a flight and claimed there was a bomb in his bag.

AAP · Mar 6, 2025

Passengers overpower teenager ‘brandishing shotgun’ on Australia flight: ‘You don’t think, you act’

Avalon airport in Victoria shut and flights cancelled after incident

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Shotgun-wielding teen overpowered by plane passengers

A teenage boy has been arrested after breaching airport fencing and trying to board a plane with a shotgun, before being overpowered by passengers.

AAP · Mar 6, 2025

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Teenager overpowered by plane passengers after allegedly boarding Jetstar flight with ‘large gun’ at Avalon airport

Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne after alleged incident on commercial flight

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025

Brisbane airport shut as Australia faces further travel disruption due to Cyclone Alfred

Strong winds have shut Brisbane Airport before the cyclone has made landfall

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025

The Virgin-Qatar deal is welcome but it’s not the magic bullet Australian aviation needs

At a time when money can clearly be made domestically and passengers are paying more, this tie-up won’t fix competition woes

The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2025

Qantas posts $1.39bn profit as holidaymakers flock to Jetstar

Half-year results reveal budget carrier earnings up 35% in a year with 8% uptick in capacity

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2025

Qantas shares take off on strong first-half result

Qantas says it has learned its lessons after posting a strong return to form with a nearly $1.4 billion first-half underlying profit after tax.

AAP · Feb 26, 2025

Jetstar passengers stranded after check-in system crashes

The IT outage lasted three hours on Saturday, causing queues and impacting the flight timetable

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Simon Calder: How my Emirates business class experience compared to economy

Exclusive: The posh seats on Emirates flight EK404 disappointed our over-fussy travel correspondent, but there were plenty of benefits

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2025

Calder’s Cancellation Challenge: airlines with the best and the worst cancel culture

The Man Who Pays His Way: Rapidly losing patience with airlines that ground flights and make passengers foot the bill

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2025

Qantas has announced changes to its loyalty program. But will they benefit frequent flyers?

The airline acknowledges changes will leave many members spending more points and more on fees

AAP · Jan 14, 2025

Airport police officers allegedly stabbed with pen

A woman removed from an interstate Jetstar flight for allegedly being disruptive has been accused of attacking two police officers with a pen.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 10, 2025

Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train

Exclusive: Seats on Sydney-Melbourne train service regularly sell out over holiday period, as one-way flights to Tullamarine average almost $500

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The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025

Daughter of late Filipino dictator banned from drinking on flights after brawl

Couple caused disturbance on flight with their ‘disorderly behaviour’, police say

AAP · Jan 10, 2025

Dictator's daughter agrees to booze ban on flights

The glamorous daughter of ex-Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Sr has agreed not to drink alcohol on planes following an alleged drunken incident.

AAP · Jan 6, 2025

'Drunken' couple in court after alleged Jetstar assault

A couple have been arrested after allegedly becoming intoxicated on a domestic Jetstar flight and a passenger was assaulted outside the aeroplane's toilet.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 2, 2025

Australian airlines more delayed than foreign competitors, but government decides not to nudge laws

Experts say lack of competition in Australia’s airline market is a likely factor behind prevalence of delays

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

Alaska Airlines passenger opens emergency exit and climbs onto wing because she was ‘anxious’

The woman was sent to hospital for a medical evaluation after the incident

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home

No tsunami alerts were triggered by the latest tremor

AAP · Dec 21, 2024

Shaken Vanuatu hit by new quake as Aussies return home

Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake as Canberra announced more financial assistance and hundreds of Aussies returned home.

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