A 30-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly breached security at Sydney Airport, running onto the tarmac.
Police responded to a call from Sydney International Airport on Friday, after a man allegedly ran through the main screening area of the airport.
Australian Federal Police officers intercepted the man on the tarmac, they said in a statement today.
“AFP officers arrested a man, 30, who allegedly ran through the main screening area and gained access to restricted areas, including the apron”, they said.
The “apron” is the area where planes are loaded with baggage and passengers outside the terminal before they taxi to the runways.
The man was seen walking across the top of an aerobridge outside the terminal after he allegedly ran through the screening area inside the terminal.
He then allegedly tried to enter the cargo hold of a flight bound for Sri Lanka but baggage handlers intervened and the man was arrested shortly after by AFP officers on the tarmac.
The man was taken to hospital for assessment, and remains there today.
The 30-year-old was issued a court attendance notice for breaching restricted areas of the airport.
The man was not charged with any other offences.
He has been banned from Sydney International Airport for 12 months.
