Overview
- Wyatt, sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, received six months in custody suspended for 18 months, plus 150 hours of unpaid work, up to 15 days of rehabilitation activity, and £150 in costs.
- Prosecutors said he was drunk on the January 6 flight from Sharm El-Sheikh to Liverpool, harassed cabin crew with lewd remarks, demanded to see the captain, and later resisted police who boarded after landing.
- Judge David Aubrey KC said the safety of the aircraft was not put at risk but that his persistent disorder created fear among passengers and called for deterrence.
- Section 277A of the Sentencing Act, which took effect on March 22, 2026, required the court to suspend any term of 12 months or less because there were no exceptional circumstances.
- The defence cited a recent bladder operation, flight delays, and a moved seat to explain his agitation, but the judge rejected this and noted typical sentences for this offence run five to 15 months before any plea reduction.