after drinking three bottles of wine has been sentenced to three months in jail suspended for three years.
The 35-year-old Frenchman admitted charges of issuing threats and consuming alcohol on board flight EK 74 from Dubai to Paris. He was fined about US$500 for consuming alcohol.
However, an American businessman who was abusive to cabin crew on a British Airways flight to London has been jailed for three months, the BBC reports.
The 32-year-old mortgage consultant pleaded guilty to common assault and being drunk on an aircraft.
The incident took place on August 20 on a flight from Phoenix to London.
The court heard that the man swore at staff and was abusive after he was refused more alcohol.
He had made offensive remarks to a female member of the crew and later became aggressive towards a male steward when he was refused more alcohol.
He was handed a written warning about his behaviour but threw it away. He was arrested when the plane landed at Heathrow.
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