A British Airways flight attendant was found high on drugs and naked in an onboard toilet during a flight from California to London. The attendant, Haden Pentecost, was agitated, sweating, and babbling and was stood down after failing to assist with pre-flight safety checks. He locked himself in a toilet after complaining of stomach cramps and was found naked and unaware by a colleague who dressed him and moved him to a seat. The captain and a health professional attended; paramedics met the flight at Heathrow. Blood tests detected methamphetamine and amphetamine. He was sacked and pleaded guilty to performing an aviation function while impaired, and was granted bail pending sentencing.
A British Airways flight attendant was found high on drugs and completely naked in an onboard toilet during a flight from California to London, a court heard. Haden Pentecost, who was described as agitated, sweating and babbling, had to be stood down by the flight's manager when he failed to help with any pre-flight safety checks. After complaining of stomach cramps and saying he needed to change his clothes, the attendant locked himself in one of the plane's toilets.
A colleague found him there naked and oblivious to the fact he had no clothes on. She had to dress him before moving him into a free seat, the court was told. The flight attendant was spoken to by the captain before a health professional was called, the magistrate was told. The court heard Pentecost had dilated pupils, a high heart rate, and had to be checked every 20 minutes until the plane arrived at Heathrow, where paramedics took him to hospital.
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