A drunk woman was removed from a Manchester Airport flight by police - and then began to mimic them.
Amy Gaskell was returning from Brussels when she started disregarding the cabin crew's requests. After arriving on home soil, officers noted her slurred speech, the strong smell of alcohol, and her glazed eyes.
During her removal from the plane by a crew member, the 39-year-old expressed her desire to return home to Cumbria, Manchester Crown Court was told. She told officers: "They're [The cabin crew] giving me sh*t".
Gaskell, of Coleridge Court, Keswick, also said she had a "little" to drink before claiming that she had been hit by a male passenger on board and had "mouthed off" to him," prosecutor Sarah Hussell said.
"The cabin crew confirmed that no assault had taken place. They said she did not seem to be aggressive, more so that she was not following the crew's instructions."
Gaskell then began to make comments about getting a 'flight to England', suggesting she didn't know where she was. She was arrested and responded by mimicking the officer's voice, the M.E.N reports.
The court heard she had previous convictions, including for an offence of being drunk in charge of a child.
Georgia Faulke, defending, said Gaskell had issues with alcohol and drugs over the years, though had been clean and taking daily rehabilitation courses.
"The defendant was not being aggressive, she was simply not following the flight crew's instructions," she said. The defendant has remained sober for five years.
"She has been clean from amphetamines for 22 years, and cocaine for four-and-a-half years. Quite frankly, she is very ashamed of herself, especially after the good progress she made."
Ms Faulke added that she had a history of being in abusive relationships and had suffered with her mental health. She had also been working in Croatia at the time.
Handing her a two year suspended term of two months in prison, Recorder Geoffrey Lowe told her: "Being drunk on an airplane is different to being drunk in a public place or on a high street. It is a confined environment and inevitably there is going to be a degree of distress caused to other people.
Gaskell must also complete 150 hours unpaid work.
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