The girl was one in every of 49 travellers charged beneath the crackdown by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) from December 20-January 29.
Police stated the lady was on board a flight from New Zealand to the Gold Coast on January 29 when she allegedly struck one other passenger within the face throughout an argument on board the plane.
The girl allegedly bit the arm of the flight attendant who had tried to intervened within the dispute.
She is scheduled to seem in courtroom in April.
The operation named, Operation Sleigh, was aimed to eradicate offensive, disruptive and unlawful behaviour within the air and on the bottom.
Another 24 folks have been handed infringement notices for intoxication, offensive and disorderly behaviour, making a disturbance and failing to adjust to instructions from airline employees.
The focused operation was sparked after authorities responded to about 20,000 incidents at AFP-protected airports throughout Australia final yr.
More than 360 folks have been charged with about 520 offences at airports throughout 2022.
AFP Commander Geoff Turner stated a rise in dangerous passenger behaviour had been recognized throughout Operation Sleigh, in comparison with the identical vacation interval final yr.
“In recent months we have seen thousands more passengers travelling through airports across Australia, as state and international borders reopened after the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions,” Turner stated.
“The AFP was more than prepared to manage the expected spike in passenger numbers, with increased patrols resulting in teams responding to a range of incidents to assist the travelling public across the country.”
Source: www.9news.com.au
