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Drunk stag-do BA passenger in row over toilet as co-pilot forced to act
- Emmet Moynihan, 31, was fined £2,224 on Wednesday at Uxbridge Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to boarding a British Airways flight from Heathrow to Las Vegas while intoxicated and failing to obey pilot instructions.
- Defence lawyer Paul Turnbull stated that Moynihan, from South Douglas Road, Cork, had consumed alcohol at a Heathrow lounge while traveling with a group for a stag party to Las Vegas.
- When told the flight was delayed, Moynihan attempted to use the toilet and "verbally abused staff," calling the situation a "fucking joke" when asked to sit down, prosecutors told the court.
- Magistrate Sandra Joseph imposed the fine, stating the case avoided Crown Court solely because the aircraft remained grounded, permitting passenger evacuation if the incident had escalated.
- Passenger-Captured footage of Moynihan lunging at phones circulated online, with his lawyer confirming videos of the altercation subsequently accrued more than six million views.
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'Clearly drunk' man on stag do flight 'verbally abused BA staff' in toilet row
Emmet Moynihan, 31, who "smelled of alcohol" when he boarded a British Airways flight from Heathrow to Las Vegas on August 6, pleaded guilty to verbally abusing crew after being told not to use the toilet, a court heard
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