A holidaymaker went on a drunken rampage aboard a passenger jet waiting at Manchester Airport after downing shots in an airport departure lounge during a seven hour flight delay.
Darren Gill, from West Yorkshire, was escorted off his Ryanair flight by armed police after he heckled cabin crew during an inflight safety demonstration, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.
The 34-year-old construction worker accused officers of ''ruining his holiday'' when they were called to eject him from the plane after he subjected passengers to a foul-mouthed tirade of abuse aimed at his partner, who was sat at the back of the plane.