Sydney airport emergency: man accused of making bomb threat on flight refuses to leave police cell to face court

A Malaysia Airlines plane at Sydney airport on Tuesday. Canberra man Muhammad Arif, 45, is accused of making a bomb threat aboard flight MH122 after it departed the previous day. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A man accused of making a bomb threat on an international flight out of Sydney airport on Monday afternoon has refused to leave his police cell to face court.

Canberra man Muhammad Arif, 45, has been charged with making a false statement about a threat to damage an aircraft, and for failing to comply with cabin crew’s safety instruction.