In-Flight Blight
Plane passenger charged
Sydney- An Australian man who sparked a hijack alert on a plane heading for Bali when he banged on the cockpit door was charged over the incident on April 29.
Matt Lockley, 27, was released by Indonesian authorities on April 25 and arrived back in Australia on April 29, where he was met by police. Police said Lockley was served notice to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 6. He faces one charge of interfering with a crew member.
“I had a panic attack and I just wanted to use the toilet, and I made an accident by knocking on the cockpit door,” Lockley told reporters.-AFP