Armed man arrest at Avalon after trying to board Jetstar flight

The 41-year-old Victorian man is facing charges of creating a disturbance at an airport and obstructing, hindering, intimidating or resisting a Commonwealth official over the incident in the T2 domestic terminal at around 6am on 13 August.

The project, which adds the equivalent of 23 rugby fields of new apron and taxiway space, creates parking for 11 jets and is part of the airport’s $3.9 billion terminal integration program. According to Auckland Airport, this is the most significant in…