Man pleads guilty over Sydney Airport social media stunt inside jet turbine

A former baggage handler has pleaded guilty to threatening aviation security after a social media stunt in which he filmed himself working out topless inside an aeroplane turbine.

Australian Federal Police officers charged Preslie Ginoski after the 23-year-old posted footage of the stunt to social media.

Police allege Ginoski used his position as a baggage handler to “exploit” Sydney airport’s restricted area in January to “capture videos of himself removing his clothing and posing inside the turbine of a stationary aircraft before uploading the footage”.

Investigators interviewed Ginoski, who regularly posts fitness content and topless photos to his Instagram and TikTok accounts, at Sydney Airport in February, allegedly finding six videos related to the stunt on his devices.

He was charged with threatening aviation security and failing to display security identification in an airside security zone.

Ginoski faced Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to both charges. He was convicted and fined a total of $2400 and released.

In February, Ginoski defended the stunt, telling the Daily Mail he “just wanted people to get a laugh about it”.

Ginoski said the plane was parked at the time of the stunt and wouldn’t be moving until the following day.