ARCHIVED - Drunk Brit, 66, forces emergency landing after sexually assaulting Jet2 stewardess on flight to Alicante, Spain
The "seriously drunk" passenger was arrested in France after putting his hand up a cabin crew member's skirt
A British passenger, 66, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a stewardess during a flight from Leeds to Alicante, forcing an emergency landing in Nantes, France.
The "seriously drunk" pensioner was immediately detained by border authorities after the flight attendant filed a complaint on Saturday morning, November 12, and faces trial in France on December 13. He is accused of putting his hand up the skirt of the attendant and touching her intimate parts while cabin staff were handing out food and drinks.
According to prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul, the unnamed man has "admitted” to what he had done, and was in a "seriously drunken state when he was handed over to the border police".
A fellow passenger told MailOnline: "We were just settling into the flight, everyone on the flight around us were in good spirits, it was a 7am flight. People were merry not drunk including our self’s we were just about to be served from the inflight bar as the chief stewardess apologised and said so sorry there’s been an incident at the back of the plane. The jet2 team then concentrated on the issues.
"Obviously the Chinese whispers came down towards the front of the plane were we were sat. We were so distraught upset and angry that someone could do a vile act. We then realised that the plane was descending.
"We really haven’t got over this event and it has put a downer in the start of our break away together which we have waited for since Covid."
Last month, a Brit from Sunderland was handed a suspended sentence and a fine after he assaulted a Jet2 flight attendant and officers on a Spanish flight to Ibiza. The plane hadn't even left the UK before cabin crew refused the drunk man more booze.
Image: jet2.com
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