Australian charged over bomb hoax

[NM]

from news.com.au:

AN Australian man has been charged in connection with a bomb hoax at London's Gatwick Airport, British police said.

Matthew Carney, 23, from Melbourne, was arrested on Sunday after a note was found suggesting there was an explosive device on board an Emirates flight from Dubai to London.

 

[JohnK]

Very sad indeed. Interesting to note that he was an air steward on the Emirates flight!

 

[NM]

Very sad indeed. Interesting to note that he was an air steward on the Emirates flight!

And its interesting that it was his nationality rather than his employer that was included in the headline .

 

[NM]

Bomb hoax flight attendant jailed

An update from News.com.au:

AN Australian flight attendant has been jailed for 18 months after placing bomb threat notes on a plane he was working on.

Matthew Carney, 23, of Melbourne, was arrested after the Emirates Boeing 777 flight landed at Gatwick airport in England amid a major security scare.

 

[pauly7]

Pretty interesting but sad story...