Overview

• The Downing Centre Local Court did not issue a warrant and set a new date after the defendant failed to appear, according to court reporting.
• AFP alleges the 50-year-old ignored safety instructions, swore at crew, and danced in the aisle as the Sydney–Queenstown flight taxied in July, prompting an aborted takeoff.
• Officers escorted the passenger off the aircraft so the flight could depart, and she was released from custody and returned to New Zealand the next day.
• Charges include failing to comply with cabin-crew safety instructions, carrying a maximum A$16,500 fine, and resisting or obstructing a Commonwealth official, carrying up to two years’ imprisonment.
• AFP Detective Acting Inspector Trevor Robinson warned that intoxicated, non‑compliant travelers will be removed from flights due to risks posed to passengers and crew.