Woman arrested after allegedly running onto tarmac and under plane at Canberra Airport

A 43-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly running onto the tarmac and under a plane at Canberra Airport on Wednesday evening (1 November).

Footage shared to social media shows the woman – wearing black pants, slippers and a jacket – approaching the front wheel and cockpit of a QantasLink plane and trying to get the pilot’s attention.

The plane was reportedly bound for Adelaide, and witnesses claim the woman was trying to get the pilot to let her board.