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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Ryanair steward ‘necked’ bottle of wine and drank Jack Daniels while working on flight

James Linsell-Clark/ SWNS

An on-duty Ryanair steward downed a small bottle of wine and drank whisky from the aircraft’s drinks trolley while the flight was in the air, a court has heard.

Sam Thompson, a 26-year-old from Hertfordshire, admitted at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday to having performed an aviation function as a member of cabin crew while his ability to do so was impaired by alcohol.

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