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Air rage smoker jailed for attack | Air rage smoker jailed for attack |
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A 53-year-old man who terrified fellow passengers on board a holiday flight and assaulted an air steward has been jailed for 12 months. | |
Stephen Robinson clambered over seats to hit his victim after being told to put out a cigarette on the Thomas Cook Turkey to Newcastle flight in March. | Stephen Robinson clambered over seats to hit his victim after being told to put out a cigarette on the Thomas Cook Turkey to Newcastle flight in March. |
He admitted endangering the safety of the aircraft and causing actual bodily harm, at Newcastle Crown Court. | He admitted endangering the safety of the aircraft and causing actual bodily harm, at Newcastle Crown Court. |
Robinson of Hope Town Lane, Darlington, forced the plane to be diverted. | |
Terrified people | Terrified people |
The hearing on Friday heard how Robinson clambered over other passengers in his row of seats. | The hearing on Friday heard how Robinson clambered over other passengers in his row of seats. |
In the melee an airline steward was hit in the face and his teeth were damaged. | In the melee an airline steward was hit in the face and his teeth were damaged. |
The busy Boeing 757, from Antalya to Newcastle, was diverted to Frankfurt, where Robinson was removed from the aeroplane. | |
Recorder Brian Forster QC said: "You terrified the people who were about you and you made the life of the aircraft crew very difficult." | Recorder Brian Forster QC said: "You terrified the people who were about you and you made the life of the aircraft crew very difficult." |