Man charged over Malaysia Airlines bomb threat horror by Australian Federal Police

A man has been charged by Australian Federal Police after allegedly making bomb threats aboard a Malaysia Airlines flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur.

The 45-year-old Canberra resident could face up to 10 years jail after causing flight MH122 to return to Sydney about 3.45pm on Monday — having taken off almost three hours earlier.

Dramatic vision posted online by passengers showed the man asking passengers if they were “slaves to Allah”.

The captain made the decision to turn around the Airbus.

The flight was isolated on one runway at Sydney Airport, with emergency services surrounding the aircraft.

Passengers and crew were trapped aboard the plane for several hours before the man was arrested.

An AFP spokesman said the man was taken into custody “without incident”.

“Now the matter is before court, no further comment or updates will be made at this stage,” the spokesman said.

The man has been charged with one count of making a false statement about threat of damage to an aircraft and one count of not complying with the cabin crew’s direction.

He is due to appear in Sydney’s Downline Centre Local Court on Tuesday.

Vision from one passenger shows the man standing in the plane’s aisle raising his voice toward the crew.

“Where is airport security?! It’s been well over one hour since the plane has landed back!!!” the passenger captioned the post.

Another passenger was angered by the man’s actions saying: “This lunatic now says it was a joke, he was testing Muslims. This idiot, he brings shame to other fellow Muslims.”

The man could face a maximum of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of more than $15,000.