Newly wed husband wrecked honeymoon after refusing to stop vaping on plane | UK News

A newlywed wrecked his dream honeymoon with his wife after he refused to stop vaping on his flight.

Christopher Thomson, 43, was thrown off the plane and arrested ahead of take off to the Greek island of Santorini in September.

He ignored repeated requests by Jet2 airline crew to stop using the vape as his bride Jenna looked on.

Thomson then flew into a rage and told the captain to ‘f*** off’ before he was escorted off the plane.

He told police he shouldn’t be cautioned because he was ‘on his honeymoon’.

This caused the flight from Manchester Airport to be delayed and its return journey to be cancelled as the crew were not able to staff it.

Thomson, a window fitter from Warrington, Cheshire insisted he had not sworn at the captain in anger but swore in ‘exasperation’ after seeing the ‘look of disappointment and anguish’ on his wife’s face.

It emerged he had been drinking heavily in the departure lounge in the run up to the incident as his flight had been delayed.

He pleaded guilty to being drunk on an aircraft and was sentenced to 10 weeks in custody, suspended for 12 months at Manchester Crown Court.

Jet2 has banned him from flying with them for 12 months.

Prosecutor Tobias Collins, said: ‘The defendant had been spotted vaping by staff on the plane and told to stop. Staff said he was clearly intoxicated at the time and did not stop.

‘The captain determined he was a safety risk and went to speak to him – but he still did not stop and told the captain to “F*** off”. As a result of his behaviour, a flight was eventually cancelled due to the delay caused.

‘When police arrived, they met with the defendant and he was arrested.’

Mr Collins said that in response to the caution he told the officers they could not do that as he was on his honeymoon.

‘He was put in handcuffs,’ Mr Collins said, ‘He shouted for 10 minutes from the air bridge for his partner to film the incident, and to tell a lawyer.

‘He was swearing and shouting on a number of occasions.’

Sentencing the judge Miss Recorder Jennifer Cleeve also ordered Thomson to complete 180 hours of unpaid work and pay £510 costs of £510.

She told him: ‘You were seen vaping on board having gone in in and out of the toilet several times. You refused to stop after being asked to stop by staff.

‘It could have caused serious danger or health consequences to other passengers.

“It must have been terrifying for other passengers having seen smoke on the aircraft before even taking off. The captain came to speak to you and you told him to ‘F*** off’. Your version is that was after being told to get off the plane.’

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