一名持刀女子星期五在新西兰航空公司的一架班机上袭击两名飞行员，她要求飞往澳大利亚，并威胁要炸毁飞机。
这名女子被制服，受伤的飞行员仍然把飞机安全降落在克赖斯特彻奇。警察和急救人员迅速登上飞机，逮捕这名33岁的女子，并转移了六名未受伤的乘客。
在这架从布莱尼姆飞往克赖斯特彻奇的飞机上没有发现爆炸物。两名飞行员的伤势没有生命危险。
有关官员说，那名女子是索马里人。
她被控犯有劫机罪和故意伤人罪，并且将于星期六出庭。
在这架有19个乘客座位的飞机上，乘客舱和驾驶舱之间只用帘子隔开。
A knife-wielding woman — demanding to be flown to Australia — attacked both pilots on an Air New Zealand flight today (Friday) and threatened to blow up the aircraft.
The woman was restrained and the wounded pilots were able to land the plane safely in Christchurch. police and emergency crews immediately boarded the plane to arrest the 33-year-old woman and evacuate the six uninjured passengers.
No explosives were found on the plane, which was on a flight from Blenheim to Christchurch. The pilots’ injuries were not life threatening.
Officials say the woman is a native of Somalia.
She has been charged with hijacking and wounding with intent. She will appear in court Saturday.
Only curtains separated the cockpit from travelers on the 19 passenger seat plane.