A Leeds man sunk three bottles of Bulmers cider, assaulted a member of staff at Leeds Bradford Airport and kicked out at a police officer when he tried to remove him from a flight to Spain.
Glenn Bailey was boarding the 6.20pm RyanAir flight to Girona in Spain on July 13 this year, when he was stopped by a member of Leeds Bradford Airport staff who told him he was too drunk to fly. Bailey, Leeds Crown Court heard on Wednesday, then turned violent and attempted to grab the man by the throat - but got hold of his collar instead.
Prosecutor Marc Luxford told the court the staff member had been told about Bailey and that he was "perhaps drunk" and as a result confronted him and was presented with "glazed eyes." The man, the court was told, could also smell alcohol on Bailey, of Whingate Green in Leeds.
