A BRADFORD man has been fined after being drunk on a flight from Manchester Airport.
Darren Gill, 34, of Birch Grove, in Keighley, Bradford was sentenced for entering an aircraft when drunk or being drunk in an aircraft at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on June 16.
He initially pleaded not guilty to the offence on November 10 last year but changed that to a guilty plea on May 23, 2023.
Gill got onto a Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport on July 26 last year and was drunk on it.
The 34-year-old was ordered to pay £728 in total.
This included a £459 fine, a £184 surcharge to fund victim services and costs of £85.
Gill will pay this in £50 monthly instalments, beginning on July 14.
His guilty plea was taken into account when sentencing.
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