Bruno Leingkon

Vanuatu climate minister pleads guilty over airplane incident

Two charges relate to breaches of aviation security and one to Vanuatu's leadership code.

They stem from an incident a year ago involving Leingkon on a flight chartered specifically to fly him from Santo in Vanuatu's north to the capital Port Vila.

The minister was displaying signs of intoxication when he boarded the plane, before consuming more alcohol and attempting to smoke a cigarette in the cabin.