Checking in at the airport with a snap of your freshly poured pint in Wetherspoons is part-and-parcel of Brits heading abroad. Who cares that it is 5am? The vibes are good and you want to kick off your holiday early. No crime done.
But while such behaviour is relatively harmless, the risks increase greatly if you continue boozing at 40,000 feet in the air. More on that later. This week we reported how a by yelling and cursing and telling a cabin crew worker: “What the f*** are you going to do you silly little cow?” April Wilson, 58, of Front Street, Houghton-le-Spring, was given a suspended prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court after several passengers lodged complaints before she was arrested on landing.
Her anger on the Jet2 flight seemed to be aimed at her partner and she admitted to slugging vodka the night before along with two small bottles of wine during the flight. Below, we find out why boozing in the skies may not be the best idea and other passenger who've found themselves in trouble as a result of a mid-air sesh. Skye Taylor, 48 worked for Virgin Atlantic for 17 years and the mum spoke to us about how she was verbally assaulted by drunk passengers "all the time.
" And speaking to the Daily Star, she said: “A lot of people now think that the party starts when they are on the aircraft and it is not good. “It is horrible up there, sometimes it feels like it is going to get out of control and it is not a nice feeling. When do you become the police up there a.
