QANTAS had to turn back an aircraft outward bound from Melbourne to Launceston, Tasmania, last Thursday when a male passenger attacked and stabbed two flight attendants using a pair of small wooden stakes. The Boeing 717, with 47 other passengers and four cabin staff on board was only 10 minutes into the flight. The alleged assailant was quickly restrained by other cabin attendants and passengers. Terrorist activity is not suspected and the matter is being dealt with by federal police. http://www.qantas.com.au