A woman will front court today over her alleged "wine-fuelled" rage that unfolded on an international flight earlier this month.
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A woman will front court today over an alleged “wine-fuelled” assault that unfolded on an international flight earlier this month.

The 64-year-old Australian-Italian dual citizen allegedly consumed a bottle of wine she brought on board a flight from Noumea, New Caledonia, to Sydney on June 3.

When the airline crew told the woman she wasn’t allowed to consume her own wine on the plane, she allegedly became “verbally abusive and disruptive”.

A woman will front court today over her alleged "wine-fuelled" rage that unfolded on an international flight earlier this month.
The 64-year-old Australian-Italian dual citizen allegedly consumed a bottle of wine she brought on board a flight from Noumea to Sydney on June 3. (Getty)

She allegedly kicked a flight attendant in the stomach during the altercation. 

The airline crew had to physically restrain her to keep her under control, according to the Australian Federal Police.

She was removed from the plane by AFP officers when the flight landed in Sydney.

She was then taken to Randwick Hospital following a health assessment and was discharged the next day.

A policeman of the Australian Federal Police standing on the street outside Admiralty House, Kirribilli Avenue, Kirribilli on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour.  Admiralty House is the residence of the Governor-General when in Sydney. In the background is a barrier for crowd control. This image was taken on a bright and overcast afternoon on 19 October 2024.
She was removed from the plane by AFP officers when the flight landed in Sydney. (Getty)

She was charged with several offences, including assaulting a crew member, disorderly conduct on an aircraft, failing to comply with safety instructions provided by cabin crew and more.

“All passengers and airline staff have the right to feel safe and should not have to witness intoxication, violence or bad behaviour, particularly when they’re in a confined space in the air,” AFP Detective Acting Superintendent Dom Stephenson said.

The woman will front Wollongong Local Court today.

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