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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Helen Coffey

Ryanair passenger avoids jail for being drunk on plane because ‘crew kept serving her’

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A mother of two has swerved jail after becoming drunk and disorderly on a Ryanair flight, as her defence argued that “crew kept serving her” even though she was “clearly drunk”.

Emma Connell, 39, was flying home from Mallorca to Manchester on flight FR3446 last September, when she became inebriated and started verbally abusing flight attendants and fellow passengers.

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