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64-Year-Old Faces Court for Wine-Fuelled Assault on Flight Attendant

She is scheduled to appear in Wollongong Local Court today as the AFP warns that disruptive inflight behaviour will not be tolerated

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Woman, 64, allegedly kicked cabin crew after downing bottle of wine on flight

Overview

  • On June 3, a dual Italian-Australian woman allegedly consumed a whole bottle of wine she had brought onto a Noumea-to-Sydney flight.
  • Cabin crew intervened when she refused instructions not to drink her own alcohol and became verbally abusive.
  • The woman allegedly kicked a flight attendant in the stomach during an attempt to physically restrain her to a seat.
  • AFP officers removed her from the plane on landing at Sydney Airport and she was taken to Randwick Hospital for a health assessment.
  • She has been charged with four offences including assaulting a crew member and disorderly conduct and faces up to 10 years in prison for the most serious charge.