'Bizarre': Woman arrested after running onto tarmac at Canberra Airport

A woman has been arrested after allegedly running onto the tarmac at Canberra Airport in an apparent attempt to stop a flight from leaving without her. The ordeal was captured on camera as the woman allegedly ran past airport security onto the tarmac and under the plane, waving at the pilot to let her onto the QantasLink flight to Adelaide. The woman was arrested by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Wednesday at 7.30pm. Witnesses watched from the gate as the incident unfolded, surprised that no one stopped her. "People were a bit flat-footed, they didn't seem to know what to do, that was the weird part," Dennis Bilic, who recorded the incident, told 9News. "(We were thinking) 'Is anyone gonna stop her?'" Another witness, Simon Hales, said: "She's trying to yell at the pilot, she's trying to get his attention and jump up, it was bizarre." Hales took to Facebook after the incident to express his concern. Flights at the airport were delayed for about 10 minutes. All operations have now returned to normal. The AFP said it would provide more details "at an appropriate time". An investigation has been launched. <br/>
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11/3/23