A 28-year-old man has been charged with attempting to escape police by opening a plane’s emergency exit door during take-off at Auckland Airport.
The man was apprehended after jumping from the door and landing on the tarmac, injuring himself.
He is accused of interfering with the aircraft on a Qatar Airways flight, a charge punishable by a maximum sentence of one year in prison.
He will appear in the Manukau District Court on Friday, charged with breaching the Civil Aviation Act.
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