direct to your inbox A woman has been fined after a plane heading to Manchester Airport from the Canary Islands was forced to land in Ireland after she became drunk and disruptive on board.
Gemma Campbell, 33, was arrested as the Jet2 flight from Fuerteventura landed at Cork Airport on Sunday, December 27.A court in Ireland heard that after drinking vodka Campbell became ‘extremely abusive’ towards cabin crew and used homophobic slurs towards one of the attendants, forcing the plane to be diverted.
The Irish Mirror reported that Ms Campbell was charged with being so intoxicated that she gave rise to fears that she might endanger herself or other persons on board the flight, in contrary to the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1973.