A man who threatened to detonate a bomb on a flight out of Melbourne has been sentenced to 12 years' jail.
Manodh Marks, 26, forced Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 bound for Kuala Lumpur to turn back shortly after take off, when he screamed that he had a bomb after taking the drug ice in May 2017.
Marks, who was actually holding a speaker device that night, was jailed for 12 years in the County Court on Thursday with a non-parole period of nine years after pleading guilty to attempting to take control of an aircraft.
"You ran to the galley outside the pilot's door and you announced there that you had a bomb and you wanted to destroy the plane," County Court Judge Michael McInerney said, in sentencing.
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