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British passenger gets suspended sentence after forcing flight to land in Thessaloniki
🇬🇷 Greece /Crime & Justice

British passenger gets suspended sentence after forcing flight to land in Thessaloniki

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A Thessaloniki court sentenced a 42-year-old British passenger to three months in prison, suspended for three years, after he disrupted a flight.
  • The flight from Newcastle to Heraklion diverted to Thessaloniki after the intoxicated passenger acted aggressively toward crew and other passengers and ignored crew instructions.
  • The passenger pleaded guilty, apologized and said, "I was very drunk."

A 42-year-old British passenger received a three-month prison sentence suspended for three years after his behavior forced a flight bound for Heraklion to land in Thessaloniki.

The Thessaloniki Single-Member Misdemeanour Court found him guilty of failing to comply with the captain’s instructions and disturbing order during the flight. He admitted what he had done and apologized in court, saying, "I was very drunk."

The incident occurred on a Saturday night flight from Newcastle to Heraklion. The man appeared intoxicated and behaved aggressively toward members of the crew and fellow passengers. He also failed to follow instructions from the cabin crew.

The captain changed course and landed at Thessaloniki’s Macedonia International Airport at about 1:30 a.m. Airport police arrested the passenger after the landing and brought him before the court. The aircraft later continued normally to its final destination.

I was very drunk.

— The 42-year-old British passengerHe made the admission while apologizing during the court proceedings.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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