Passenger fined after plane forced to dump fuel in sea

A US-bound passenger plane was forced to dump over 20 tonnes of fuel to make an emergency landing in Shannon, after a Miami barman got into a drunken rage after drinking a huge quantity of vodka on board, a court has heard.

The Norwegian airline with 249 passengers and 13 crew was en route to Fort Lauderdale, Miami, when Jody Bochner, aged 26, became out of control and had to be handcuffed.

Bochner with address at 3991 5th West 129 Avenue, Miami, had bought a litre of vodka before getting on board and was drinking it from a cola bottle.