Police charge Bali hijack passenger Further to our story yesterday, the Australian plumber who caused a hijack alert on a plane heading for Bali when he banged on the cockpit door has been charged over the midair incident. Matt Lockley, who said he mistook the cockpit of the Virgin Australia jet for the toilet, was released by Indonesian authorities on Sunday without charge and arrived back in Australia early Tuesday where he was met by police. A federal police statement said the 27-year-old had been served notice to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 6 in relation to an incident on a flight between Brisbane and Bali on Friday April 25. He faces one charge of interfering with a crew member.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 05:05:41 +0000