Easter Travel Stress Leads to 217 Airport Callouts for Police

Some travellers did not react well to the typical stresses caused by travelling over a busy holiday weekend, causing the AFP a busy Easter.
Easter Travel Stress Leads to 217 Airport Callouts for Police
A general view of the Jetstar check in terminal at Melbourne Airport on July 20, 2024. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Airports are always busy places, and for many, travel is a stressful experience. Easter proved particularly taxing, with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) called out to 217 incidents across the nine airports at which it is the lead law enforcement agency—Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

The incidents included allegedly drunk and disruptive passengers, possession of prohibited items and illicit drugs, and breaches of airport security protocols.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.