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| Jennifer Lauren fined for air rage offences | |
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| The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren has been fined 2,000 euros (£1,650) for pushing an air hostess and swearing at airline staff. | The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren has been fined 2,000 euros (£1,650) for pushing an air hostess and swearing at airline staff. |
| Jenny Lauren pleaded guilty to breaching the peace and being drunk on board a Delta Air Lines flight on Monday. | Jenny Lauren pleaded guilty to breaching the peace and being drunk on board a Delta Air Lines flight on Monday. |
| The Barcelona to New York flight had to be diverted to Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland on Monday afternoon. | The Barcelona to New York flight had to be diverted to Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland on Monday afternoon. |
| Her solicitor claimed Ms Lauren was upset and embarrassed by her actions. | Her solicitor claimed Ms Lauren was upset and embarrassed by her actions. |
| The New York-based jewellery designer was charged on Tuesday before Killaloe District Court sitting in the Brian Boru pub because there was no courthouse nearby. | |
| Intoxicated | |
| She was released on bail and spent the night in a hotel in County Clare. | |
| More than 200 passengers and crew were on board the flight from Barcelona to New York when the air rage incident took place. | |
| The diversion cost Delta $43,158 (31,770 euros, £26,269). | |
| The defendant admitted being intoxicated to such an extent as would give rise to a reasonable apprehension that she might endanger herself or other persons on board the aircraft and to breaching the peace by engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour. | |
| A third charge, of engaging in behaviour likely to cause serious offence or annoyance to any person on board the aircraft, after being asked by a crew member to stop, was withdrawn by the prosecution. | |
| All the charges were brought under the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1973. |