A drunken plane passenger who was disruptive throughout a three-hour flight to Newcastle has been jailed.
Meredith Gibbons had smuggled his own alcohol aboard the Ryanair flight from Alicante and when it was confiscated from him, he sneaked into the galley to retrieve it and took it into the toilet to consume.
Newcastle Crown Court heard he repeatedly refused to comply with safety requests and the crew were so concerned they contacted air traffic control, who got in touch with the police. Gibbons' disorderly behaviour continued at Newcastle International Airport, where a member of ground staff had to help a PC subdue him.
