The steward was fired for drinking on the flight.
The flight attendant was fired by the airline after he was caught on camera drinking alcohol on a flight.
The alleged incident occurred on a flight from Rzeszow in Poland to London.
The Sun shared a video of Sam Thompson making an obscene gesture to the camera after he necked a small bottle of alcohol at the back of the plane.
After being breathalysed by the captain, Thompson was arrested and charged with performing an aviation function, namely being a member of the cabin of an aircraft, when their ability to do so was impaired because of drink.
He is due to appear in court on June 8.
The passenger told The Sun that he didn't know what he was thinking. He told me not to tell anyone but I would have a drink as well. He started drinking a shot of whiskey. He had a bottle of ros.
He sounded drunk and looked like he had been drinking for a long time. The captain was angry when I asked to speak to him.
The flight was being operated by Lauda Europe.
The flight attendant in question was no longer employed by the company, as a result of the alcohol consumption policy of sister company Lauda Europe.
The European Aviation Safety Agency regulation prohibits the consumption of alcohol by cabin or flight crew from 8 hours prior to a flight duty until after the duty is over.
The cabin crew on the flight from Rzeszow to Stansted broke the policy. The cabin crew member no longer works for Lauda Europe.
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