Failed Hijack Attempt in NZ

[alien]

Hijack woman wanted to go to Australia

NEW Zealand police have charged a woman with hijacking and other offences after she allegedly stabbed two pilots during a mid-air drama and tried to take over a passenger plane.

The 33-year-old Somali woman will face Christchurch District Court tomorrow. Among the charges she faces are two counts of wounding, the Associated Press reported.

Police have revealed the woman at one stage demanded to be flown to Australia.

The pilots on the New Zealand domestic flight reported that the woman attacked them in the coughpit, inflicting minor injuries, before making threats that she had a bomb. No bombs were found on board.

Full story here: Hijack woman wanted to go to Australia | NEWS.com.au

 

[simongr]

More security is what is needed!!!!
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Dear god I hope not. How much money are we going to spend to improve security at regional airports? Sure this instance might make people who were thinking about something see the ease of doing it but do we need to burn money on this?

What improvements could we make to the education or health systems rather than spending money to prevent one whacko from killing 20 people?

 

[Commuter]

I guess we could expect another lot of over-reaction from the politicians about airport security... Sigh.

 

[serfty]

Our erudite friend Kiwi Flyer, was actually at CHC during the time (on the way to the Chatham Islands no less.

He reports it came from an airport without x-rays or WTMD's.

More on FT here:

• It isn't every day that you witness a hijacking attempt + NZ's forgotten 4th island - FlyerTalk Forums