Student jailed for abusing flight crew and passengers

Friday, 04 Dec, 2013 0

A student who terrified holidaymakers on a Thomas Cook flight to Ibiza has been jailed.

Kyle Bent, who also worked as a personal trainer, shouted at passengers and swung from seats as the plane came into land on the Spanish island.

The 25-year-old also threatened staff during the late-night flight from Manchester in July this year, said the Daily Mail.

Trafford Magistrates jailed the Manchester Metropolitan University student for 10 weeks after he admitted two public order offence for using threatening or abusive behaviour.

His solicitor Karl Miles told the court Bent, who he claimed suffered from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, regretted his behaviour.



 

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Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk



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