Woman who tried to open Jet2 plane door and assaulted cabin crew in mid-air pleads guility

A woman who allegedly tried to open the door of a passenger plane midway through a flight to Turkey has admitted endangering the safety of an aircraft.

By Dan Windham

Published 23rd Dec 2019, 11:02 BST

Updated 23rd Dec 2019, 11:03 BST

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Chloe Haines, 26, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, caused the Jet2 flight to be diverted back to Stansted Airport on June 22.

She appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday where she pleaded guilty to endangering the safety of an aircraft and to assaulting cabin crew member Charley Coombe.

Haines denied a charge of drunkenness on an aircraft.

Chloe Haines who has admitted at Chelmsford Crown Court to endangering the safety of an aircraft and assault by beating - Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Barrister Oliver Saxby, for Haines, said there was "no question that she was drunk" but that the charge of endangering the safety of an aircraft was the "more serious alternative".

She was bailed to return to the court on January 24 for sentencing.