Passengers on JQ610 flight to Sydney from Melbourne, helped the cabin crew detain a teenager who allegedly attempted to board the JetStar plane armed with a shotgun

A passenger on a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Sydney is being praised as a hero after disarming a teen who police allege tried to carry a weapon on board. The 17-year-old is facing eight charges while a shearer who stepped in to disarm him is being praised as a hero and has been offered free flights for life.

According to Australian media, one of the men who helped tackle the teenager said he was confident he could stop him because he was from "a sporting family".

A teenage boy who was tackled on a JetStar flight at Avalon Airport in Melbourne by passengers and its captain has been remanded into custody in western Victoria, Australia

A teenage boy was charged Friday with "endangering" a commercial flight in Australia after trying to sneak on board with a shotgun and ammunition, police said.

The 17-year-old is facing eight charges while a sheepshearer who stepped in to disarm him is being praised as a hero and has been offered free flights for life.

A 17-year-old in Australia faces multiple charges after allegedly boarding a Jetstar flight with a shotgun on Thursday (March 6). The incident occurred at Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, where the teenager was subdued by passengers and crew before police arrived.

Passengers and crew at Avalon Airport in Victoria, Australia, are being praised for their bravery after they disarmed and restrained a 17-year-old attempting to board a Jetstar Airways plane with a loaded shotgun on Thursday.