Fireman gets life ban for air rage flight

AN American fireman has been banned for life by Aer Lingus after an air rage incident during which he shouted abuse and sexual remarks before assaulting a steward.

Fireman gets life ban for air rage flight

John Tutor, 37, was also fined €600 and ordered to pay €400 in expenses after being convicted at Dublin District Court of air rage on an Aer Lingus flight from Chicago to Dublin.

Tutor had pleaded guilty to assault and causing a disturbance on the aircraft. Such was his behaviour that the plane’s pilot had considered an emergency landing at a Canadian air force base but carried on after a passenger and two crew managed to handcuff him to a seat.

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