Airline passenger charged for phone use
source; AAP
"A 54-year-old man who allegedly refused to turn his mobile phone off during a flight out of Sydney has been charged with endangering an aircraft.
Police say the man boarded a Jetstar flight from Sydney to Queensland's Hervey Bay early on Wednesday, and then argued with the cabin crew when he refused to switch off his mobile.
"He allegedly refused to stop using his mobile phone," a Queensland Police spokesman said in a statement.
"It's alleged that around 8.30am (AEST) the man became abusive towards a flight attendant after his mobile phone was confiscated."
At Hervey Bay airport police were waiting for the man. He was arrested after he disembarked from the plane and taken into custody.
The man has been charged with an offence against Section 22 of the Crimes Aviation Act, for endangering the safety of an aircraft.
He is expected to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on September 25."