A drunken passenger of the aircraft, having drunk half a bottle of vodka, started clinging to the stewardess, refusing to fasten his seatbelt during boarding, and also attacked the staff. The court sentenced him to correctional work and payment of a fine to the victims. The Daily Mail newspaper reported on the incident.
Robert Sheldon, a 37-year-old British citizen, tried to flirt with one of the flight attendants during a flight on a low-cost EasyJet flight from Turkey to Bristol under the influence of drunk vodka, which he bought duty-free. According to the testimony of eyewitnesses and the victim herself, before starting the descent, she asked him to fasten his seat belt, to which he replied: “Only if you do.” Then the British man grabbed her and began to press her to him.
In addition, a traveler flying from vacation tried to prop up a flight attendant’s footstool so that he fell. Then the passenger thought this prank was funny. The British man did not respond to the requests of the airline employees to stop the illegal actions, and the staff decided to report the brawler to the pilot and the police. He was arrested after landing but later released.
The incident happened in July last year, but a court decision has been issued regarding the punishment. Sheldon has now pleaded guilty to assault, sexual harassment of a woman and being on board an airplane under the influence of alcohol. The court sentenced him to 18 weeks in custody, suspended for 12 months. In addition, he will have to undergo a mandatory six-month course of treatment for alcohol addiction, pay an amount equal to UAH 30,000. the victim of sexual violence, that is, the flight attendant, and UAH 15,000. for court costs. The EasyJet airline blacklisted him and banned him from flying for five years.
