Posted on 11/25/2015 11:15:50 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
An air-rage passenger has been jailed after drunkenly abusing cabin crew on a flight from Dubai to Birmingham Airport - and biting a police officer when they tried to arrest him.
Jasbir Singh Bharaj, 46, was labelled by one flight attendant as the “worst passenger he had ever encountered†after he went on the rampage.
He was sentenced to a total of 11 months at Birmingham Crown Court for his actions aboard the Emirates plane on September 16 last year.
The court heard Bharaj, of Downing Drive, Leicester, had threatened to punch an air hostess in the face and caused more than £2,500 worth of damage to an in-flight entertainment console.
He also made sexually explicit gestures to a female member of staff and called police officers “white w*****s.â€
Judge Burbridge QC, giving his sentence, told Bharaj: “On the Emirates flight you drank vodka mixed with wine and then proceeded to abuse cabin staff.
“You demanded more alcohol and swore repeatedly even though there were four young children behind you who had to listen to your tirade.
“You told a female member of cabin crew that if she were on the ground you would punch her in the face. And in a particularly grotesque piece of behaviour you dipped your fingers in your glass of wine and rubbed them on your private parts.
“The air hostess felt abused and disgusted after seeing you touch yourself in such a sexually explicit way.
“You shouted ‘f*****g Muslims – send them back to where they came from’ and ‘f*****g ISIS’.
“When you landed you were abusive to police and bit PC Ingram on the arm.
“People need to know that if you get drunk on an airplane, upset other passengers and cause cabin crew to have a difficult job then custodial sentences should apply.
“You have many previous convictions and it seems you will not learn your lesson.â€
One member of staff said unemployed Bharaj, who arrived at the hearing on crutches, was the “worst passenger he had ever encountered.â€
He was found guilty of drunkenness on an aircraft, criminal damage, racially aggravated words and behaviour and common assault.
William Dudley, prosecuting, said: “On a flight from Dubai to Birmingham, having travelled from Thailand to see his estranged wife, Bharaj became extremely aggressive calling an air hostess a ‘f*****g b***h.’
“He also caused an estimated damage of £2,643 to Emirate airlines equipment.
“The captain arranged for police to meet the flight airside and they boarded the plane before any of the passengers could leave.
“Once the police arrived he continued to be verbally aggressive and threateningly said to a member of the cabin crew ‘I’ll see you later.’
“He referred to police as ‘white w*****s’ and ‘white b******s’ and in the police car he bit PC Ingram on the arm.
Satvir Aujla, defending, said: “Mr Bharaj is suffering from considerable ill health and is due to have a hip replacement on Wednesday.
“His first marriage ended when he found out his wife was having an affair and his second relationship with a Thai woman also ended poorly.
“He is ashamed and remorseful for his actions.â€
“Jasbir Singh Bharaj”
Darn Presbyterians.
Oh, no. He was un-PC and un-Dhimmi. Off with his head.
When are we going to get rid of this cding stuff in the text?
Sorry Bharaj, but you’ve got a long way to go to claim the title of worst passenger ever. That belongs to the Argentinian businessman who got drunk and climbed up on the beverage cart, pulled his pants down and sprayed diarrhea all over the business class cabin on a flight from BA to JFK. A performance like that is hard to top.
I would think worst passenger ever would be awarded jointly to the Mohammadan Satanists that hijacked and crashed our planes on 9/11. I could be wrong.
I don’t consider those evil spawns of Satan to be “passengers.”
Oh man!!! I think I recall hearing something about this.
The flight attendants today put up with a LOT!
Just remember what it was like with basic/DOS and the alt. forums.
That was a guy who got mad when he was denied another drink, right?
Well, he wouldn’t actually be the worst, according to ponygirl, but I suppose he will get at least an honorable mention.
DANG!
Amish biker. He was enraged, because Thy Helmet Laws Sucketh.
Indeed. I spoke with one of the ramp guys who met that flight. Said they opened the door and the stench just hit you in the face. People had also vomited from the smell.
Wonder what the “scan” on his jacket is?
3 free months of SAT TV?
This guy should thank his stars that the flight was not the Birmingham-Dubai sector.
Just trying to read it on an iphone 3 and the eyes ain't getting younger.
I just think back to the homo porn attacks of some years back.
Now THAT was disturbing!
Yup, I’m using a big tv for a monitor, wouldn’t even try with a newfangled phone thingy (had three phones on my work station back when, hate em now)
Porno hacks/wars...it certainly made it interesting for those of us who were up overnight.
Reminds me of back in Boston area, when channel 5 went all night, 5 All Night Live (I think). They had a segment with some rock singer who dropped her top, no delay (until the next night).
Still, nothing like the porn wars that you mentioned... I felt bad for the mods back then.
Ahem. “Singh” should be tip. (And not in the direction you are thinking).
be a tip
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