A British businessman was reportedly flying to South Africa in BA first class on October 14, when “after a few drinks” he placed his phone under a flight attendant’s uniform “uniform as she leaned over to serve another passenger” and took photos.
He apparently wasn’t particularly sneaky about it, being noticed by the flight attendant and by other passengers in the cabin (British Airways first class also isn’t especially private).
British Airways First Class, Boeing 777
British Airways First Class, Boeing 747
The incident was reported to the captain, who radioed ahead to the ground. Police met the plane on arrival, boarded the aircraft and arrested the man at his seat.
Married father-of-two Martyn Vaughan, 61, was flying First Class from Heathrow with British Airways and was arrested when he landed in South Africa.
But sources say he was wrongly charged with common assault, which allowed Vaughan, from Northamptonshire, to take a £13 ‘admission if guilt’ fine and walk free.
There are some inconsistencies in the report.
- The man was reportedly flying British Airways flight BA57, and Airbus A380
- But BA57 is a flight to Johannesburg, and BA flights A380s to Johannesburg and not Capetown
- However he was reportedly arrested in Capetown.
- Had he been flying to Capetown he would presumably have been onboard a Boeing 747
British Airways Boeing 747
The arresting officer “is said to have suddenly taken leave as police launched their investigation” which presumably helped the man in the outcome in his case.
He denied doing it, and claimed he didn’t even have a phone onboard the flight (‘wasn’t me’). However fellow passengers “confirm[ed] they had seen him using a handset.”
Even though he managed to pay just a £13 fine (about US$16) and was released the same day, British Airways has banned him for life just like this woman who drank, walked around the plane, and wound up strapped to her seat on a flight to Dubai. It would have been a ban with immediate effect, skipping over the Yellow Card entirely.
I think it’s time pu$$y grabbing was made legal. A majority of women don’t mind it. Laws, like bureaucracy take a life of their own even if their expiration date should be long past.
Trump should take over the UK! So we can take more than just pictures!!!
@Credit. And I think participation trophies should be outlawed so that grown up children can learn to handle defeat.
I think it’s time tracking down trolls like @Credit and reporting them to their mommies was made legal. They secretly want to get kicked out of mom’s basement so they can live under a bridge anyway.
Trolls? My president endorses my view. You are a troll, you hypocrite.
Let’s see you stand up to trump when you come face to face wit him now. You won’t. You are a quintessential bully. Picking on easy to handle targets. Wait I think that decribes a majority of Americans currently.
were they both butt-naked bangin’ on the bathroom floor?
#WudntMe
@Credit I suppose you endorsed Bill Clinton’s indiscretions. More faux outrage of convenience from the left. Go back to your rioting, you petulant little child. Meanwhile, the productive members of society who voted in Trump have work to do.
Kudos to BA for banning him. What a low class, loser a-hole.
@WR Trump voters are uneducated workers who see a fool say what they want. Who knows the long term effects of this election but good luck setting your kids up with the future your not going to have.
“A majority of women don’t mind it.”
Oh, is that so? Says who? Even if you’re a woman, which I doubt it(…..), I don’t think you’re the majority.
Go sleep, don’t fly next to any woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mrredskin: wrong airline it is on WIZZ that they do that