A man who joked he had a bomb in his bag has landed himself in court and has been blacklisted from Air New Zealand flights. Stewart George Dempsey (58), of Napier, appeared in the Invercargill District Court yesterday facing a charge of endangering transport in relation to an incident at Invercargill Airport last Friday. The charge sheet stated Dempsey interfered with a transport facility, namely Invercargill Airport, with reckless disregard for the safety of the public. Duty lawyer David Slater said Dempsey had been blacklisted by Air New Zealand and banned from Invercargill Airport. Judge Michael Turner remanded the man without a plea and prohibited him from entering or driving within 1km of Invercargill Airport.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 26, 2021 15:33 UTC