Woman’s air rage forced US aircraft to divert

A 30-year-old New Yorker who spat at a flight attendant on board a transatlantic flight yesterday escaped jail.

Woman’s air rage forced US aircraft to divert

At Ennis District Court yesterday, Marianne Thatcher, with an address at Park Avenue in New York City, was fined €500 after pleading guilty to three air-rage related charges.

Insp Tom Kennedy told the court the captain of an Athens-bound flight from JFK Airport diverted to Shannon 400km yesterday morning due to concerns he had for the other passengers because of Thatcher’s behaviour.

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