An airline flight from Australia to Malaysia returned to Sydney, where a disruptive passenger was arrested hours later in what police described as an emergency incident.
returned on Monday to Sydney, where a disruptive passenger was arrested hours later in what police described as an emergency incident.
The emergency caused dozens of domestic flight cancellations and delays at Australia's busiest airport. Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 left Sydney Airport with 199 passengers and 12 crew aboard on an eight-hour flight to Kuala Lumpur and returned more than three hours later because of a “disruptive passenger,” the airline said.
“In the interest of safety, the commander of the flight made a decision to return to Sydney,” Malaysia's national carrier said in a statement.
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