Greg Hyde
6th June 2017, 03:41 PM
Virgin flight passengers evacuate via window, man arrested after plane lands
Passengers on a Virgin flight from Sydney to Albury have been evacuated via a window emergency exit and a man has been arrested after a scare on the tarmac.
Police surrounded the plane after it landed safely at Albury Airport about 9:30am.
Virgin Australia said the alleged security incident on flight 1147 was now in the hands of New South Wales Police.
A man is being questioned at Albury police station after allegedly leaving a one-word note in the bathroom.
Police said the man is helping them with their inquiries, but the incident was not terrorism related.
Wendy Willett was on board the flight and said passengers did not know about the incident until their plane had been surrounded by police in Albury.
Passengers had to climb out the windows, she said.
"When we landed we all saw the police outside the plane, so we knew something had happened," she said.
Full story
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-06/virgin-flight-evacuated-out-window-in-albury-as-man-arrested/8593072
Passengers on a Virgin flight from Sydney to Albury have been evacuated via a window emergency exit and a man has been arrested after a scare on the tarmac.
Police surrounded the plane after it landed safely at Albury Airport about 9:30am.
Virgin Australia said the alleged security incident on flight 1147 was now in the hands of New South Wales Police.
A man is being questioned at Albury police station after allegedly leaving a one-word note in the bathroom.
Police said the man is helping them with their inquiries, but the incident was not terrorism related.
Wendy Willett was on board the flight and said passengers did not know about the incident until their plane had been surrounded by police in Albury.
Passengers had to climb out the windows, she said.
"When we landed we all saw the police outside the plane, so we knew something had happened," she said.
Full story
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-06/virgin-flight-evacuated-out-window-in-albury-as-man-arrested/8593072