A grandmother who went on a drunken rant during a flight where she claimed a fellow passenger was a member of Isis and had a bomb has been jailed for seven months.
Elaine Ryan, 60, was on a flight from Glasgow to Birmingham on March 27 when she launched into a huge rant at fellow passengers.
According to Dailymail.uk, the senior citizen forced the crew were to remove her from her seat and strap her in a galley area to stop her rant.
But she continued shouting abuse and even accused a staff member of being a member of the terror network.
Ryan, from Coventry, pleaded guilty to an offence of being drunk on an aircraft and obstructing a police constable.
Prosecutor Lal Amarasinghe said the crew tried to sober her up with food and water but Ryan soon became abusive.
He added: ‘Passengers had a very distressing time. When they finally landed and police boarded they started shouting, angrily shouting at her and telling her what a disgrace she was.’
There were 48 passengers, including children, on board who were terrified by her claims during the 50 minute flight, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
Sentencing her, Judge Melbourne Inman QC, said: ‘Behaviour such as this cannot be tolerated and courts should include an element of deterrence for the benefit of the public.’
