Wednesday 16th May 2007
HAVING sex in a Boeing 777’s toilet was a couple’s idea of sky- high romance.
They were celebrating their engagement on a flight to Jamaica – but it was what happened in the passenger cabin that landed them in court yesterday.
Trevor Blake, 44, and his 26-year-old girlfriend Nicola Fitzgerald admitted hurling drunken abuse at cabin crew when they were refused any more drink.
Both were handcuffed and 6ft 1in Blake was also put in leg restraints. His girlfriend became hysterical at the cabin crew’s reaction to Blake’s behaviour, Brighton Crown Court was told.
The couple faced a six-day trial for their behaviour which alarmed the 300 other passengers on the flight – but they changed their pleas at the last minute.
The court heard that the 777 airliner from Gatwick had to be diverted to Bermuda where the couple were met by 15 police – and put on another jet back to Britain.
After being quizzed by British police, they took another flight to Jamaica where they got engaged.
It was on their return to Britain that they told of their “mile high” experience on the plane.
Blake pleaded guilty to causing an affray and Fitzgerald admitted being drunk on an airplane.
The couple, from Luton, Beds, were remanded on bail for sentence until June 8. Blake was told that he could face prison.
I am not sure wether Boeing would be pleased or disappointed by your article. Pleased because there is room in the 777 loo for a sexual encounter or displeased because the aircraft in the picture is blatantly neither a 777 or even a Boeing. Perhaps sales of the A380 would improve if Airbus could prove that sex is easily possible in their toilets.
…picture of Airbus A380 showing instead of the 777 fro the article.
By: steve rowell - 21st May 2007 at 07:13
Lucky sod !:D
I’d feel guilty.. I’ve got kids older than her
By: PMN - 19th May 2007 at 17:23
At least it gets you away from the white vest and earring brigade whose main intellectual activity is to read “The Sun”!
Ha! I couldn’t agree more!
Paul
By: Avgas - 18th May 2007 at 11:55
…From poeple who genuinely do believe themselves to be more important than those around them! :diablo:
Paul
At least it gets you away from the white vest and earring brigade whose main intellectual activity is to read “The Sun”!
By: PMN - 18th May 2007 at 11:35
I travel business class you get a better class of abuse
…From poeple who genuinely do believe themselves to be more important than those around them! :diablo:
Paul
By: Ren Frew - 18th May 2007 at 11:32
Wednesday 16th May 2007
Trevor Blake, 44, and his 26-year-old girlfriend
Lucky sod !:D
By: steve rowell - 18th May 2007 at 03:47
Me too.
I also remember when asking someone politely to calm down and behave in an appropriate manner got you an apology rather than an earful of abuse and a smack in the mouth. Happy days indeed.
1L.
I travel business class you get a better class of abuse
By: rdc1000 - 17th May 2007 at 11:04
HANDCUFFS???? 😮
Could have given them ideas…:rolleyes:
Probably just added fuel to the fire?!
By: OneLeft - 17th May 2007 at 10:21
Tststs! I guess I can remember times when being drunk etc etc didn’t cause some pompous flight crews to go into “security” frenzy mode
Me too.
I also remember when asking someone politely to calm down and behave in an appropriate manner got you an apology rather than an earful of abuse and a smack in the mouth. Happy days indeed.
1L.
By: steve rowell - 17th May 2007 at 01:18
British movie star Ralph Fiennes is at the centre of a mile-high sex scandal after he allegedly became amorous with an Australian flight attendant during a long-haul flight
A 38-year-old Qantas stewardess has lost her job after fellow crew members allegedly spotted her and Fiennes leaving the same aircraft toilet cubicle moments apart, The Sunday Telegraph said.
In a statement lodged with her employer and obtained by the paper, Lisa Robertson said the actor had become “amorous” with her after the pair chatted together during a flight from Australia to India late last m
“While conversing with Mr Fiennes during my break, I expressed a need to go to the toilet,” Robertson said in her statement. “I went to the nearby toilet and entered it, he followed me and entered the same toilet.
“I explained to him that this was inappropriate and asked him to leave. Mr Fiennes became amorous towards me and, after a short period of time, I convinced him to leave the toilet, which he did.
“I left the toilet a short time later.”
The newspaper was unable to get a comment from Robertson, but a spokesman for Qantas confirmed that a flight attendant had been dismissed following an onboard incident.
Fiennes was in Australia in January to perform at the Sydney Festival. He and his long-time partner Francesca Annis separated last year.
By: Richard Taylor - 16th May 2007 at 19:21
HANDCUFFS???? 😮
Could have given them ideas…:rolleyes:
By: andrewm - 16th May 2007 at 13:54
Tststs! I guess I can remember times when being drunk etc etc didn’t cause some pompous flight crews to go into “security” frenzy mode instead of telling the idiot to shut up. All that efforts and ressources! Police, courts, lawyers – the system really feeds itself. And didn’t know airliners have shackles aboard!
Its common practice for most service industries with any form of security risk/theme to have handcuffs.
You shoplift at any major UK store and if you resist the security guards will cuff you and take you their own inhouse cells. Virgin and HMV are biggest user of inhouse cells in the UK…
At all UK events we, event security, carry restraint kits or for festivals etc handcuffs. We will use them whenever we need to or some just for the fun of it!
There is indeed a small conference dedicated to supply airlines with restraint kits which is open to the public.
Even the train and bus company drivers/onboard staff are trained in restraint kit use and keep several kits onboard.
By: Distiller - 16th May 2007 at 13:09
Tststs! I guess I can remember times when being drunk etc etc didn’t cause some pompous flight crews to go into “security” frenzy mode instead of telling the idiot to shut up. All that efforts and ressources! Police, courts, lawyers – the system really feeds itself. And didn’t know airliners have shackles aboard!
By: gary o - 16th May 2007 at 12:26
hahaha what a right pair of idiots!!!
By: steve rowell - 16th May 2007 at 10:04
Some people lose all their inhibitions when an over indulgence of alcohol is involved.. however that does not excuse their actions toward the cabin crew
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