Preetam Maid in Dunedin District Court in November.
Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown
Preetam Prakash Maid was found guilty in November of taking an imitation explosive device into a security enhanced area of Dunedin Airport on 17 March 2019.
The bomb hoax came at a time of heightened public fear and anxiety only two days after the Christchurch terror attack.
The discovery of a suspicious package on the airfield prompted the airport to close for hours on Sunday 17 March and caused significant disruption as domestic and international flights were turned back and sections of highway closed.
The Defence Force explosive ordinance team dealt with the imitation explosive device.