Passengers escorted off Qantas flight by police after Sydney airport security breach

All passengers were escorted out of the screened area of Melbourne airport because one passenger had bypassed screening in Sydney

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All passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney on Wednesday evening were escorted off the plane by police to the unscreened area of Melbourne airport, after one passenger managing to bypass screening.

A Qantas spokesperson said a passenger on a Sydney to Melbourne service (QF487) boarded the flight after inadvertently passing from an unscreened' to a screened' part of the airport in Sydney."

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