Vodka-fuelled veterinary nurse caused mayhem "screaming and swearing at everyone" on flight to Turkey from Manchester Airport but is allowed to keep her job despite 'bringing profession into disrepute'

A veterinary nurse dubbed 'every passenger's worst nightmare' after she downed a bottle of vodka and caused chaos on a flight from Manchester Airport has been allowed to keep her job following a disciplinary hearing. Katherine Heyes from Wigan, was 'screaming and swearing at everyone' - including her own three-year-old child - during the Thomas Cook flight to Turkey.

In July 2020 the then 29-year-old was ordered to do 80 hours unpaid work after admitting entering an aircraft when drunk. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons disciplinary committee has now ruled that despite Ms Heyes' 'disgraceful conduct' she shouldn't be struck off or suspended.

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The committee heard Ms Heyes was described by a fellow passenger as 'bordering on manic' and had to be restrained by her friends. Ms Heyes had also been travelling with a three-year-old child who she shouted and swore at 'aggressively,' causing the child to become upset and cry.

The captain considered diverting the flight because of the safety risk Ms Heyes posed. At the time, Judge John Edwards, sentencing Ms Heyes at Minshull Street Crown Court, described her as 'every passenger’s worst nightmare.'

The hearing was told she had only 'one pint of lager' before boarding the flight for the all-girls trip. Ms Heyes said that while on the flight to Antalya she drank some vodka that had been poured into a cup for her by a friend.

The panel heard a transcript from the sentencing hearing which described how during the flight, Ms Heyes and one of her friends were seen going to the lavatory with a