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Old 8th May 2003, 21:55
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Post Air 2k Air Rage Incident

From the BBC(8/5):

"A man from Liverpool has appeared in a Florida court accused of verbally abusing the crew of a transatlantic flight. Brime Benjamin Reatus, 32, was arrested on Saturday aboard an Air 2000 flight from Manchester after it landed at Orlando-Sanford International Airport.

After appearing in court, he was bailed to a secure unit and will appear again in two months time. He is charged with interference with a flight crew, an offence that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a £165,000 fine.

Mr Reatus is accused of shouting and screaming at flight attendants after refusing to sit down and fasten his seat belt as the plane came into land. The captain asked for assistance via radio and the plane was met in Orlando by armed police and FBI agents who arrested Mr Reatus on the plane.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said consular staff were assisting Mr Reatus."
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