A check-in worker at Auckland Airport will come into view in court later this week accused of assaulting radio host Iain Stables.

The man was under arrest by police behind the controversial shock jock here at the airport on Saturday night to catch a Jetstar flight to Wellington and was told by the employee he was too late.

A stable allegedly called the man "loser" and was then allegedly assaulted by the worker who had to be pulled off by airport security.

A county Manukau spokeswoman established this afternoon that a man had been arrested and would appear in Manukau District Court on Friday.