New Zealander accused of exposing himself and urinating on plane floor

In a bizarre incident, a New Zealand man admitted to exposing himself and urinating on the floor of a plane while sitting in his seat as a flight to Brisbane, Australia was landing.

The man, identified as 72-year-old James Hughes, was traveling from Bali to Brisbane on Wednesday and was charged with disorderly conduct in public over the incident. according to independentHe pleaded guilty in Brisbane Magistrates’ Court on Thursday and was sentenced to a 12-month “pledge of good conduct”.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) told the court that the man had consumed “a number of small bottles of wine” before disrupting the nearly six-hour flight. On the other hand, prosecutors described how Mr Hughes exposed himself and urinated on the plane’s floor while he was still sitting.

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Brisbane Airport Police Chief Mark Colbran said there was no excuse for such “shameful” behaviour. “Anti-social or illegal behavior is unacceptable anywhere and will not be tolerated by AFP at Australian airports,” he added. news.com.to me.

Colbran also said that AFP expects passengers to take responsibility when consuming alcohol because families and other travelers have a right to feel safe.

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In recent months, turbulent passenger behavior has escalated around the world. Last October, a video of an American woman yelling at cabin crew and throwing an entire bottle of water at her fellow passengers went viral on social media.

That same month, a Turkish Airlines plane bound for the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, was forced to make an emergency landing after a drunk passenger got into a brawl with flight attendants. Video of the incident shows a man punching a crew member while carrying plastic handcuffs. The passenger was apparently intoxicated and bit the host’s finger.