Thai Airways International has pledged full cooperation with Australian authorities after a Thai air hostess was arrested and heroin seized from her bags at Melbourne airport.
The 26-year-old woman was arrested after a kilogramme of heroin was found hidden in her luggage after she arrived at Melbourne airport on Thursday. She was carrying 12 tote bags. The heroin was in the lining.
The carrier said it is working with officials in Thailand and Australia in establishing the facts of the case.
The arrest was disclosed by Australian Federal Police on Monday but the agency did not release the airline's name, the woman's name or job position other than Thai airline crew member.
THAI later posted online confirming the woman was an employee, a member of the flight cabin crew.
The airline said it has a strict ban on pilots or cabin crew possessing or trafficking in drugs or any other illegal items and regularly reminded them before they went on duty.
The Public Relations Department said the incident involved flight TG465 and the arrest came after a sniffer dog checked her luggage.
Reports said the heroin had an estimated street value of A$500,00 (11.5 million baht).
Flight TG465 left Suvarnabhumi airport at 7.40pm on Wednesday last week and landed at 7.04am Melbourne time the next day, according to the flight tracker Flight Aware.
