Man allegedly forces his way onto plane at Sydney Airport, knocks security unconscious

An Indian national has been charged after he allegedly forced his way onto a plane at Sydney International Airport and assaulted a security officer.

The 27-year-old man will appear at Downing Centre Local Court today charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He allegedly forced open an aerobridge door and boarded a plane on October 28.

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The man was then confronted by the flight crew before he left the plane and allegedly assaulted a security officer, leaving the officer unconscious.

Federal officers arrested the man, charged him and issued him with a court attendance notice.

The man is now facing a maximum of five years imprisonment.

AFP Detective Inspector Dom Stephenson said officers provide security at nine major airports around Australia and will continue to intervene with aggressive or violent behaviour.

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