(NCA NewsWire) The man at the centre of the mid-air drama which forced an international flight to be turned around will make a bid to be released on bail on Wednesday after his lawyer flagged he was suffering from mental health issues.
Dramatic video shared online on Monday allegedly showed Canberra man Muhammad Arif accosting and ranting at airline crew and making threats on-board the Malaysia-bound plane.
Nearly 200 passengers were forced to wait for about three hours before he was dramatically arrested on-board flight MH122 on Monday night.
Mr Arif, 45, was charged on Tuesday morning with not complying with a cabin crew’s safety instruction and making a false statement about [a] threat to damage an aircraft.
