Fella banned from Air NZ vacations, Invercargill Airport after bomb ‘joke’

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A man is penalized from Air New Zealand trips and is banned from Invercargill Looking after he joked he had the best bomb in his bag before having been set to depart.

Stewart George Dempsey, 58, of Napier, appeared today at Invercargill Scission Court facing a charge of risking transport in relation to the incident this last friday.

The airport must be evacuated after the “joke”.

The charge sheet stated the person interfered with a transport facility, specifically Invercargill Airport, with reckless dismiss for the safety of the public.

Otago Daily Times comprehends the man allegedly said the laugh when a staff member asked if he had any bags to check-in, and he allegedly pointed to the bags as well as said it was the ones that had bombs in it.

Duty Lawyers David Slater said the man had blacklisted from Air New Zealand and banned from the Invercargill Airfield.

Dempsey drove during Napier to Invercargill to bring a automotive and was checking in for every flight back to his hometown within the incident happened.

Still since he has been blacklisted, Dempsey would need to drive for days to return to domicile, he said.

Choose Michael Turner remanded the man supply of electricity plea and prohibited him to or drive within 1km for Invercargill Airport.

This next appearance was scheduled in February.