Malaysian Airlines flight returns to Melbourne after passenger reportedly tries to enter cockpit

The man was reportedly tackled by several other passengers.

A Malaysian Airlines flight returned to Melbourne Airport almost immediately after departing on Wednesday after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit on board the aircraft. According to the BBC, Malaysian Airlines said that flight MH128, which was bound for Kuala Lumpur, was forced to turn back due to a “disruptive passenger” and the captain turned the plane around after being alerted to a “passenger attempting to enter the cockpit”. The plane subsequently returned to the ground safely and requested security assistance; information from Flightradar24 showed that the plane was airborne for 14 minutes. https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/869937330047643649 A number of other flights were diverted as a result. https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/869932628295770112 According to Nine News, meanwhile, reports suggest the man was tackled by several other passengers and federal police attended the scene shortly afterwards.