A drunk man on an EasyJet flight threw a bottle and refused to wear a mask while onboard.
Dominykas Donela was flying back from Rhodes, Greece with his family when he was considered so drunk he was refused alcohol.
Nastassia McAdam, prosecuting told Liverpool Magistrates Court on Tuesday, February 1, how the 24-year-old refused to wear a mask, became abusive and threw a bottle towards a crew member.
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The captain of the flight called ahead to the manager at John Lennon Airport about "an abusive passenger on board" and when the plane landed at 10.10pm police were waiting for him.
Police noticed Donela's eyes were glazed, his speech slurred and he smelt of alcohol.
Ms McAdam said: “He was arrested and when interviewed he accepted he had drunk four beers and a Tequila shot. He said he was six out of seven on a scale of drunkenness.
“He said he threw a bottle towards a bin and it knocked against a steward.”
Donela, of Vanbrugh Crescent, Anfield, pleaded guilty to being drunk on an aircraft. He was fined £480 and ordered to pay a total of £133 of costs at the rate of £20 a month.
His lawyer Dominic McNabb said the defendant denied being abusive but admitted he had been drunk.
Mr McNabb said: “He accepts he tossed a plastic bottle towards what he thought was a bin.
“He is remorseful and very concerned. He was with six or seven members of his family after a holiday in Greece.
“They are Lithuanian and he said in interview they did not like it because they were speaking in another language on the flight. He was drunk and accepted that from day one.”
Mr McNabb said Donela is not working but has employment prospects within the family business as his mum runs a ’cash for clothes’ operation.
A spokesperson from EasyJet said: "EasyJet is aware of the court case regarding a disruptive passenger on a flight from Liverpool to Rhodes on September 1.
"Whilst they are rare, easyJet takes incidents of disruptive behaviour very seriously. Our crew are trained to assess and evaluate all incidents and act quickly and appropriately.
"The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is our highest priority.”
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