A teenage boy has been arrested after breaching airport fencing and trying to board a plane with a shotgun, before being overpowered by passengers.

The 17-year-old attempted to board a flight with around 160 passengers at an airport near Melbourne.

Passengers on a Jetstar flight at Melbourne's Avalon Airport overpowered a 17-year-old armed with guns and tools after he tried to board in a high-vis...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested after breaching security at Avalon Airport and attempting to board a Jetstar flight with a loaded shotgun. Passengers,...

A passenger who helped tackle a 17-year-old boy allegedly armed with a gun as he tried to board a Jetstar flight has described the terrifying event at...

Passengers and crew held down the 17 year old, who had a shotgun and also claimed to have bombs, until the police arrived, the authorities said.

A teenage boy has been charged with a string of offences after allegedly trying to board a plane with a shotgun.

Police arrested a 17-year-old at Avalon Airport after he tried to board a Sydney-bound flight.

New security measures are in place at Avalon Airport, which has reopened after passengers tackled a teen who allegedly tried to force his way onto a...

A man armed with a shotgun allegedly managed to board a Jetstar flight bound for Sydney.