Passenger Charged Over Alleged Mid-Air Exit Door Scare

Two passengers walk past a Qantas jet at the International terminal at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on March 10, 2020. Mark Evans/Getty Images

A passenger has been charged after allegedly trying to open emergency exit doors and assaulting cabin crew staff on a Malaysian flight bound for Australia.

The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney was airborne on Saturday when the Jordanian man attempted to open the rear emergency exit, police say.