Drunk easyJet flight attendant escorted off plane by police
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Drunk easyJet flight attendant escorted off plane by police

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An easyJet cabin manager who had to be escorted off a flight by police after drinking too much has been given a conditional discharge. Julie Birkett, a 48-year-old flight attendant, was found to be three times over the legal alcohol limit for cabin crew on the service from Alicante to Newcastle on 10 August. Birkett, who no longer works for easyJet, was given a 12-month conditional discharge and must pay £85 in court costs plus a £21 victim surcharge. Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events In January, a Japanese pilot delayed five flights when he was found to be over the limit before boarding, All Nippon Airways said.

History of this topic

EasyJet passenger jailed for eight months after drunken rampage on flight between Glasgow and Tenerife where he smoked in the toilets and urinated in front of passengers
7 months ago
Drunk easyJet passenger threatened to 'chin' cabin crew as they tried to take drink off him on flight from Turkey to Manchester - before his intoxicated mother told police to 'f*** off' when they trie
10 months ago
Moment 'drunken' duo are escorted from easyJet plane by three police officers to cheers from other passengers after 'boozing on duty-free vodka' during flight from Tenerife to Gatwick
10 months, 1 week ago
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1 year ago
Disruptive passengers force easyJet flight to land on wrong Canary Island
1 year, 5 months ago
Scammers move in to target unhappy easyJet passengers after mass summer flight cancellations
1 year, 8 months ago
Drunk passengers force easyJet flight bound for Turkey to land in Greece
1 year, 8 months ago
Man banned from flying with easyJet for 10 years ‘because of his name’
1 year, 9 months ago
‘Disruptive’ passengers force easyJet plane to make emergency landing
1 year, 11 months ago
British Airways flight attendant arrested at Gatwick for ‘being drunk on plane’
2 years, 1 month ago
Drunk man grabs flight attendant by the neck after she tells him to get back in his seat during landing
2 years, 3 months ago
EasyJet passengers stranded in Germany overnight after emergency landing due to unwell passenger
2 years, 8 months ago
EasyJet passengers stuck on plane for two hours in Belfast as police inspect aircraft
3 years, 5 months ago
Flight attendant turns up for work seven times over legal alcohol limit
5 years, 3 months ago
easyJet flight diverted to eject ‘aggressive’ passengers
5 years, 7 months ago
Pilot ‘drunk on plane’ just before take-off arrested
5 years, 7 months ago
Drunk rugby team sexually harassed passengers on flight but were allowed to walk free
5 years, 8 months ago
EasyJet flight from Manchester diverted to offload ‘drunken’ passenger
6 years, 1 month ago
EasyJet comes under fire for removing unaccompanied child from overbooked flight
7 years, 8 months ago
Five worst drunk passenger encounters on a plane
7 years, 11 months ago
Pilots remanded in custody 'for being under influence of alcohol' at Glasgow Airport
8 years, 8 months ago
Pilots arrested at Glasgow Airport 'for being under influence of alcohol'
8 years, 8 months ago

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