Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Air New Zealand Passenger Faces Jail Time and Fine for Assaulting Crew, What You Need to Know Sunday, July 27, 2025A 23-year-old man has been jailed and slapped with a more than NZ$10,000 bill for compensation after attacking a flight attendant on an Air New Zealand flight. The flight made an unscheduled landing in Melbourne.The IncidentSwalyn Malaice Jackson Barton-Cookes was on...