EasyJet passenger avoids jail after 'drunk and disorderly' spat with captain over moving seats

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A 23-year-old man who behaved in a "drunk, intimidating and patronising" manner throughout an EasyJet flight has escaped imprisonment due to recently introduced sentencing legislation.Fintan Wyatt, from Barons Hey in Stockbridge Village, Merseyside, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, where he admitted being intoxicated on the flight from Sharm El-Sheikh to Liverpool.Judge David Aubrey KC handed Wyatt a six-month prison term suspended for 18 months, telling him he was "compelled" to avoid sending him to custody.The judge explained Section 277A of the Sentencing Act, which took effect on March 22 2026, required him to suspend sentences of 12 months or less unless exceptional circumstances existed - finding none in this instance.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The court heard Wyatt boarded the six-hour return flight on January 6 after the aircraft had already been delayed by four hours.

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