Boris Johnson flight passenger is jailed for six months
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Version 0 of 1. An airline passenger who ignored Boris Johnson’s pleas to calm down on a flight from east Asia, and head-butted a flight attendant, has been jailed for six months. David Morris, 43, was on a plane from Kuala Lumpur when he unleashed a drink-fuelled tirade against cabin crew. The mayor of London was flying back from a high-profile trade trip to east Asia when he tried to intervene in the air-rage incident. Uxbridge magistrates’ court was told at an earlier hearing that Morris was in the first class section, travelling to London. He had consumed a large amount of alcohol, buying approximately five double-whiskies during the flight. He was told he would not be served any more alcohol and started swearing as his behaviour became unruly. Staff tried to restrain him but he turned violent, the court heard. The captain decided he would have to be restrained, and as crew member Johari Nordin was trying to place plastic handcuffs on him, Morris headbutted him. Nordin suffered swelling to his upper lip. Morris, of Aldershot, Hampshire, pleaded guilty at Uxbridge magistrates’ court to assault by beating and being drunk on the Heathrow-bound flight on 3 December. The court was told he was “horrified” at his behaviour and has no recollection of the flight. The case was sent to Isleworth crown court for sentencing, and a court official said Morris had received a total of six months’ imprisonment. |