A drunk woman utters homophobic insults on a plane

A drunk British woman is fined 1.500 euros for a homophobic incident that forced a flight to Cork to be diverted

GAYLES.TV.- A flight of Jet2 of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) to Manchester had to be diverted after a woman got drunk and called «fagot»To a flight attendant repeatedly. The episode was so violent that the pilot feared that the passengers were in danger and diverted the flight to Cork.

The last 27 of December Gemma Campbell I was returning to ManchesterAfter an argument with her partner, she became extremely violent and began to have an abusive attitude towards the cabin crew. She was drunk and called several times «fagot»To a flight attendant. The crew moved her to a different seat, but her homophobic spiel continued in such an abusive manner that the pilot felt it was unsafe to continue until Manchester.

She was accused of being so intoxicated that it led to fears that she might endanger herself to others on board the flight. And to maintain threatening, abusive or insulting behavior with the intention of causing or being reckless to cause a breakdown of public order.

Sorry and ashamed

Your defense attorney, Emmet boyle, said his client was sorry and embarrassed and pleaded guilty to the charges. Said he had started drinking at his hotel in Fuerteventura, before consuming more alcohol at the airport. The flight crew found an empty vodka bottle next to his seat on the plane. He insisted that the homophobic spiel was out of place for Campbell and that it had only happened because she was so drunk on the flight. She admitted that her client wanted to plead guilty and was deeply sorry and ashamed of her behavior.

Judge colm roberts said that the one Campbell uttering homophobic insults to the cabin crew was a "Atrocious behavior", adding that it had caused inconvenience to more than 100 passengers. You will have to pay a fine of 1.500 euros.