Mr Mardell's lawyer Fritz Sheller said his client
denied the charges. He added that the
incident was of a type with which cabin crew
dealt every day.
The prosecution now has 30 days to outline its case.
'Absolutely silly'
Mr Mardell, who said he was on his way to his
son's wedding, earlier told reporters that claims
he was drunk, aggressive or violent were
"absolutely stupid".
He said by phone from prison that he had been
pushed to the ground by two people after the
plane had landed and as he was getting off.
"I'm not a violent person at all, never have
been," he said.
"I was not being disorderly at all, not at all.
That's stupid, that is, absolutely silly."
The Beeb.
Well innocent until proven guilty but I've never heard such separation from reality in my life. Three of the folks who had to restrain him were off-duty police officers. Total Prat. I'm surprised he knows where he is at the moment - a secure lock-up in Florida.