A flight from Sydney to Malaysia has been turned around over NSW after a mid-air “emergency incident”.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 left Sydney Airport at 1.40pm and landed back on the runway at 3.47pm this afternoon.

The plane is currently sitting on the end of the runway with emergency vehicles nearby.

A flight departing from Sydney on route to Malaysia has been turned around over NSW after a mid air incident.
Flight MH122, which was bound for Malaysia, has returned to Sydney Airport. (FlightAware)
The plane is sitting on a runway surrounded by fire trucks.
The plane is sitting on a runway surrounded by fire trucks. (9News)

A passenger claiming to be onboard the flight has tweeted a person was “threatening staff and passengers”.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) was called to meet the plane on arrival.

“The AFP is responding to an emergency incident at Sydney International Airport,” an AFP spokesperson told 9News.

“An update will be provided at an appropriate time.”

Flights may be impacted by the incident.

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