Intoxicated Air India passenger fined £1,000 for urinating in aisle
Jinu Abraham was handcuffed and restrained with seat belts and arrested when the flight landed
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An intoxicated passenger on an Air India flight from India to Birmingham was penalised with a hefty £1,000 fine for urinating in the aisle, sparking angry protests from passengers and crew members.
Jinu Abraham, travelling with his 10-year-old son, became aggressive after consuming too much alcohol and repeatedly declined requests from the crew to return to his seat.
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Abraham was handcuffed and restrained with seat belts and arrested when the flight landed in Birmingham and later fined £300 by the Birmingham Crown Court.
Abraham was also directed to fork out £500 as compensation, and £185 in costs besides a victim surcharge of £30.
"About 40 minutes prior to landing he removed his trousers and stood in the aisle. He pulled down his boxer shorts and then began urinating on the floor and seat of the aircraft," John Cardiff, the prosecuting lawyer, told the court.
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The crew resorted to restraining him with plastic handcuffs and seat belts for the rest of the flight and he was arrested immediately on landing.
When questioned, Abraham said he could not remember anything about his actions. The airline have made no comments on the incident.
Alan Newport, Abraham's lawyer, said he had been on medication after one of his children died at birth and that his wife had returned from India on a separate flight with their 15-month-old child.
"Unfortunately because of a mix up at the airport in India his medication had been placed in hold. He was without medication and nervous about flying and was concerned about his wife's welfare," Newport said.
Further, he explained that, "He effectively tried to self-medicate and it went dramatically wrong, not just for him, but the passengers on that flight. Fortunately no one was injured and the flight was able to land without an emergency request."
Abraham's lawyer also confirmed he was surprised about his behaviour and accepts that it may have been upsetting for passengers and crew and possibly frightening for those people on board in that confined environment.
Many took to Twitter shocked by the incident.
This article originally appeared on Times of India.
Jinu Abraham, travelling with his 10-year-old son, became aggressive after consuming too much alcohol and repeatedly declined requests from the crew to return to his seat.
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Abraham was handcuffed and restrained with seat belts and arrested when the flight landed in Birmingham and later fined £300 by the Birmingham Crown Court.
Abraham was also directed to fork out £500 as compensation, and £185 in costs besides a victim surcharge of £30.
"About 40 minutes prior to landing he removed his trousers and stood in the aisle. He pulled down his boxer shorts and then began urinating on the floor and seat of the aircraft," John Cardiff, the prosecuting lawyer, told the court.
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The crew resorted to restraining him with plastic handcuffs and seat belts for the rest of the flight and he was arrested immediately on landing.
When questioned, Abraham said he could not remember anything about his actions. The airline have made no comments on the incident.
Alan Newport, Abraham's lawyer, said he had been on medication after one of his children died at birth and that his wife had returned from India on a separate flight with their 15-month-old child.
"Unfortunately because of a mix up at the airport in India his medication had been placed in hold. He was without medication and nervous about flying and was concerned about his wife's welfare," Newport said.
Further, he explained that, "He effectively tried to self-medicate and it went dramatically wrong, not just for him, but the passengers on that flight. Fortunately no one was injured and the flight was able to land without an emergency request."
Abraham's lawyer also confirmed he was surprised about his behaviour and accepts that it may have been upsetting for passengers and crew and possibly frightening for those people on board in that confined environment.
Many took to Twitter shocked by the incident.
This article originally appeared on Times of India.