An intoxicated, rich entrepreneur threatened to rape a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant earlier than blowing up her lodge room throughout a mid-air, first-class blowup.
Salman Iftikhar was sentenced to fifteen months in jail on Tuesday for his vile threats directed on the cabin crew aboard a Virgin flight from London's Heathrow Airport to Lahore, Pakistan on Feb. 7, 2023.
“Don't inform me what to do you racist f–king bitch. I do know the place you might be from in Cardiff,” Iftikhar screamed through the flight, according to The Mirror.
The primary-class meltdown started through the eight-hour flight's first meal service.
The 37-year-old was downing champagne on the aircraft's in-flight bar when he reached over-the-counter and started grabbing ice for himself utilizing his palms, the Isleworth Crown Court docket heard, in keeping with the outlet.
The intoxicated passenger, who was flying along with his spouse and three kids, was confronted by the flight crew and advised to return to his seat.
Iftikhar turned hostile and accused the crew of being racist.
“You known as me a p-ki in entrance of everyone,” the person yelled.
The irate passenger started filming the flight attendants.
“Don't inform me what to do you bitch,” Iftikhar shouts earlier than threatening one feminine flight attendant.
The flight deck was notified of the meltdown and activated the seatbelt signal, in hopes the hot-headed businessman would observe orders.
Iftikhar blamed the seatbelt signal on the flight crew.
On board employees claimed Iftikhar was slurring his phrases through the outburst, changing into aggressive and asking folks in the event that they knew who he was, in keeping with the outlet.
Iftikhar's spouse, at one level, walked to the meals bar to speak with flight attendants however was pushed away by her husband, who ordered her to not discuss to them.
Iftikhar tried to battle male flight attendant Tommy Service provider by grabbing him and telling him to close up.
“Have you learnt who I'm? F–ok off. It's best to know who I'm. Come on you heard me. Let's go proper now,” he advised Service provider.
Iftikhar escalated the already out-of-control scenario when he threatened the flight crew with the precise room numbers they'd be staying at within the Avari Lahore Lodge.
He grabbed one of many flight attendants calling her “f–king white Welsh c–t,” earlier than threatening to rape her.
“The white sheep s–ting bitch can be useless. The ground of your lodge can be blown up and it'll disappear,” he shouted, in keeping with The Mirror. “You may be dragged by your hair out of your room and gang raped and set on hearth.”
The unidentified flight attendant was left traumatized over the encounter and was compelled to take 14 months off work.
“I'm a robust courageous, pleased stewardess, and beloved my job. I'm well-known throughout the firm. I've been flying with Virgin Atlantic for 37 years. I used to be working when all flights had been grounded on 9/11, and I've even flown right into a warzone. However this incident has damaged me,” she learn in a sufferer affect assertion.
“By no means in my whole profession flying for 37 years have I not been certain what to do. I've had one of the best profession within the world for 37 years. However he has taken that away from me,” she added.
Iftikhar is the founder and director of the recruitment agency Staffing Match, in keeping with his LinkedIn
The violent passenger was free to depart the aircraft and wasn't arrested by authorities when the flight landed in Pakistan.
He was arrested over a 12 months later at his $1.2M house in Iver, England, simply exterior of London on March 16, 2024.
Iftikhar, who's from Iver, admitted to creating the threats to kill and the racial harassment of the feminine flight attendant.
He was cleared of assault and threats to kill Service provider.
His lawyer claimed the businessman was affected by “amnesia blood loss,” throughout his violent outburst.
