Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has initiated the audit to determine what security upgrades are necessary to prevent such incidents after a teenage alleged gunman tried to board a Jetstar flight.

A passenger on the JQ610 flight to Sydney, Barry Clark, says he tackled a young man to the ground when he saw him holding a shotgun.

Questions are raised over how a 17-year-old boy was able to evade security at Avalon Airport and board a flight with a loaded shotgun, in a breach one aviation security expert described as "unacceptable".

A teenager accused of attempting to hijack a Jetstar flight allegedly declared “I’ve got bombs in my bag” before he was tackled by passengers.

A teenager who allegedly boarded a Jetstar flight armed with a shotgun has triggered a review of security at airports around Australia.

The 17-year-old is facing eight charges while a sheepshearer who stepped in to disarm him is being praised as a hero and has been offered free flights for life.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has directed large regional airports to conduct an urgent risk assessment following a teenager allegedly attempting to board a Jetstar flight with a gun at Avalon airport.

A lack of police presence at the airport meant officers had to race nine kilometres to arrest a teenager who claimed to be carrying a bomb on board a Jetstar flight.

Victoria Police confirmed on Lara police station — about 9km away on the other side of the Princes Freeway — will continue to be charged with conducting “regular” patrols of the airport precinct. On Thursday, Lara officers arrested the teenager. He faced court on Friday charged with a string of serious offences.

A teenage boy who was tackled on a JetStar flight at Avalon Airport in Melbourne by passengers and its captain has been remanded into custody in western Victoria, Australia

According to Australian media, one of the men who helped tackle the teenager said he was confident he could stop him because he was from "a sporting family".

Questions have been raised about how a 17-year-old boy could board a Jetstar flight allegedly armed with a loaded shotgun at Avalon Airport. The boy was overpowered by a passenger after being ...