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 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.

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

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

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

Three heroic passengers were able to detain a 17-year-old boy who allegedly dressed as a maintenance worker to board a Jetstar flight at an Australian airport — with a shotgun and ammunition, police said.

The 17-year-old was overpowered by passengers and pinned to the floor of the plane after trying to board the Jetstar flight near Melbourne on Thursday afternoon, Victoria Police s

A 17-year-old boy has faced court for the first time after allegedly forcing his way onto a Jetstar plane with a firearm.