A passenger who allegedly assaulted cabin crew on a flight from Glasgow to Tenerife has been told he may not be able to fly home.
Nineteen-year-old Jay Dalziel is said to have become “instantly disruptive” after boarding a Jet2 flight from Glasgow on Wednesday 12 June.
The flight departed at 3.30pm on Wednesday and was forced to divert to Shannon Airport in Ireland at around 5.30pm where Dalziel was arrested by Gardai.
Dalziel, from Motherwell, has been accused of acting in an “appalling and deplorable” manner according to the airline, the Mirror reports.
He appeared in court charged with two alleged ‘serious assaults’ on fellow passengers, where a judge told him he could be forced to take a ferry home because the airlines “may not be too keen to let him board the flight”.
Jet2 said on Thursday it had immediately banned Dalziel from flying with them for life and would “vigorously” pursue Dalziel “to recover all costs incurred by this diversion, which will be a five-figure sum”.
The youth also faces two counts of breach of the peace against Section 20 of the Air Traffic Act, where he is accused of engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour.
He was accused of assaulting Amie Hendry and assaulting John Mills. Det Garda Roddy Burke, of Shannon Garda Station, told the court Dalziel made no reply when he was charged at the scene at 3pm on Thursday.
He was remanded in custody with consent to bail subject to an independent surety of €5,000. Judge Gabbett said: “These are serious allegations of assault and it is important that I know someone will face trial.”
Dalziel’s grandfather said the €5,000 would be paid within two and a half hours, to which Judge Gabbett replied that Dalziel would be admitted to bail once the cash was brought to Limerick Prison.
Judge Gabbett ordered gardai to return Mr Dalziel’s passport so he could return home to Scotland, saying his young age was the biggest factor in allowing his return.
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But the judge added that Dalziel may have to take a ferry back to Scotland because airlines “may not be too keen to allow him to board the flight” and “he has to take that risk when he books the flight”.
Solicitor Stiofan Fitzpatrick, defending Mr Dalziel, told Judge Gabbett he reserved his position on the legal aid issue. Mr Dalziel was remanded in custody on bail to appear at Ennis District Court next Wednesday.
Judge Gabbett said that if he was granted bail and returned to Scotland, he would be excused from attending court. Gardai then escorted Mr Dalziel to Limerick Prison.
The 19-year-old was convicted of the charge, which carries a prison sentence of up to 12 months and up to five years in prison if the case went to trial in circuit court.
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