Ryanair passenger downed doubles before screaming 'I'm savage' in mid-air tirade

Ryanair passenger downed doubles before screaming 'I'm savage' in mid-air tiradeStephen Blofield, 61, was removed from the flight using an ambulift, which is normally reserved for disabled passengers, as his behaviour was 'so alarming and potentially dangerous'CommentsNewsJoe Smith News Reporter14:01, 07 Apr 2026Updated 14:02, 07 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesStephen Blofield, 61, was so intoxicated on the plane that both crew and fellow holidaymakers feared for their safety(Image: Avon and Somerset police / SWNS)A drunken aircraft passenger has been jailed for his behaviour on a flight returning to the UK from Poland.‌Stephen Blofield, 61, was so intoxicated on the Ryanair flight that both crew and fellow holidaymakers feared for their safety. He has now been jailed for 10 months.‌Bristol Crown Court heard Blofield became disruptive as the plane travelled from Krakow to Bristol on November 11 last year. He had been drinking doubles at the airport in Krakow and his flight was on the approach to Bristol Airport when he became abusive, causing widespread alarm throughout the Boeing aircraft.‌At one point he screamed to fellow passengers "I'm savage, I drink JD." And when asked by the crew to calm down, he told them "You can't tell me what to do, I'm English." When the plane finally landed, the police were waiting to arrest him.View 3 ImagesStephen Blofield at North Somerset Courthouse, Weston Super-Mare on February 24, 2025(Image: William Dax / SWNS)Ian Fenny, prosecuting, said: “When the officers boarded the flight and approached him, they found him to be drunk, aggressive and confrontational.‌“Because of the confined space within the fuselage of an aeroplane, they were concerned that he might strike out and inflame the situation where they noticed that other passengers were already agitated.“Eventually he was arrested and handcuffed and indeed during this process he struck out, narrowly missing the passenger to his...