Flight crew smelled smoke coming from the bathroom on a flight from Turkey to Leeds, UK, in 2021.
On the flight from Turkey to Leeds, England, on October 12, 2021, the flight crew smelled smoke coming from the bathroom and suspected the passenger, Arshad Khan, of smoking a cigarette.
When they confronted Khan, he denied it and became "more and more aggressive," prosecutor Harry Crowson told Leeds Crown Court.
The outlet said Khan initially told officials he had no comment and then later claimed someone had planted the weapons.
In May of this year, another passenger was also hauled off a flight in the UK after being caught smoking in the bathroom.
Persons:
Arshad Khan, Khan, Harry Crowson, Robin Mairs
Organizations:
Border Force, Yorkshire Evening, Leeds Crown Court, Leeds Bradford Airport, UK Border Force, Ryanair, Manchester Evening News
Locations:
Turkey, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Spain, Manchester