A passenger was arrested after leaving a 'threatening note' in the toilet of a plane travelling from Sydney to Albury.
The police would not comment on what the note aboard the Virgin plane said, but according to reports in The Australian, the note stated a bomb had been stashed on the plane on Tuesday.
In a statement, a police spokesperson said: "A man is currently assisting police with their enquiries following an incident with a plane at Albury.
"At about 9.20am, police and emergency services attended Albury Airport after receiving information that a note was left in the toilet area in the plane."
Virgin Australia confirmed there had been an incident. In a statement, the airline said: "Virgin Australia flight VA1174 from Sydney to Albury landed safely this morning.
"Due to a security incident on board police met the aircraft on arrival. One passenger is assisting police with their enquiries.
"All guests disembarked safely and a full search of the aircraft was conducted by the local police and the aircraft has been cleared of any potential danger.
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"The matter is now in the hands of the New South Wales police."
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A passenger told the Australian Associated Press that a flight attendant had said: "Leave your luggage. Get out and run, run, run."
However, this has been disputed by a spokesperson from Virgin.
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A police spokesperson told The Australian: "It was just someone being very silly. What this is showing is we do take things very seriously.
"At the end of the day he caused a lot of angst and frightened a lot of people."
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Michelle McNamara, who works for a car hire company at the airport told the news AAP: "It's normally quiet. It's Albury Airport.
"It's a bit concerning. With all that's happening in the world, it makes you think the worst."
The 30-year-old man has been charged with sending a document threatening death or grievous bodily harm and giving false information.
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He has been released on bail and will appear in court on 4 July.
Sources: The Australian, The Independent, AAP
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