'Horrendous' drunken lout who caused misery at 34,000 ft on Manchester bound flight is jailed

A drunken lout who was aggressive to cabin crew and launched an expletive laden tirade on a Manchester bound flight has been jailed. Wesley Haining, from Salford, was one of almost 300 passengers on a TUI flight from Montego Bay in Jamaica.

Mr Haining began shouting and swearing at his partner before a female member of cabin crew intervened and warned him about his language, noting that children were present. But Haining, 45, ignored the warnings and at one stage threatened to punch her.

The captain was alerted but the aircraft could not be diverted as they were flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Now Haining has been jailed for 20 weeks after he was hauled before a court.

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Manchester Crown Court heard that the flight, on September 10 last year, contained 294 passengers including families and young children. As the female flight attendant began carrying out her duties, a woman walked over to her crying, prosecutor Peter Malone said.

She said Haining was 'p***** and horrendous' and that he was 'being nasty to her'. He called the woman a 'f****** d*******', a 'f****** idiot' and said she was 'f****** stupid'.

The flight attendant warned Haining about his language and he was told he would not be served any more alcohol. When he was handed a 'notice of violation' warning Haining replied by saying he 'didn't give a f***'.

Haining was still swigging from a bottle of Bacardi which he'd kept hidden despite his alcohol ban, and the captain was informed of his behaviour. "However at that stage the plane was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, and it was unable to be diverted to another airport," Mr Malone said.

"There was nothing that could be done." The flight