A drunken easyJet passenger on a stag do peed all over the aeroplane bathroom before barging past cabin crew as he tried to escape.

Bricklayer Joe Scott has been given a hefty fine after the incident on a flight from Bristol to Newcastle.

The 30-year-old had only been drinking to ease his fear of flying, a Newcastle Magistrates’ Court heard. He got out of his seat as the place was making its descent and asked to use the toilet, as he felt sick, he told the court, as reported in Chronicle Live.

Once in there he urinated over "everything except the loo”, the court was told, including on things which the crew had stored in the toilet for safe keeping as the plane landed. The horrified cabin crew quickly realised what Scott had done and told the pilot, who told him to stay on the plane after the other passengers had left.

The embarrassed bricky ignored the pilot’s instructions and barged past staff, causing one to lose her footing, in an effort to escape. But he fell down the aircraft steps and landed in a heap on the tarmac below.

Bristol Airport
The boozy bricklayer boarded the flight at Bristol Airport

Now, the bricklayer, who claimed to have been drinking because of a fear of flying, has been fined £575 after he pleaded guilty to three offences. Those charges were being drunk in an aircraft, behaving in a disorderly manner on an aircraft by urinating over items in the toilet and failing to obey the lawful command of a pilot.

Rebecca Laverick, prosecuting, said Scott, of Plymouth, had been on an easyJet flight from Bristol to Newcastle on May 5 this year when the plane began to come in to land.

She said: “The defendant got out his seat and asked if he could use the toilet and said he was going to be sick.

“The staff allowed him to use the toilet. It was prior to the aircraft landing and items had been put in there that don’t usually belong there to keep them safe prior to landing.

“Staff waited outside until he came out the toilet. It appeared that he had urinated on all the items in the toilet and everything apart from the toilet. It was literally all over the place and over items stored there.”

Bristol Airport
easyJet planes on the tarmac at Bristol Airport

The court was told Scott staggered back to his seat as the plane taxied towards the airport and cabin crew informed the pilot of what he had done. Scott was instructed to stay onboard while the other passengers left as the pilot wanted to speak to him.

Ms Laverick said: “He got up and barged his way past them (the cabin crew). The movement of the defendant made one staff member stumble forwards on to the steps from the plane.

“The defendant reached the base of the steps but, because of the speed he was going, he fell down the last few steps and landed in a heap ground, picked himself up and carried on into the building.”

Police were informed and Scott, who has never been in trouble before, was arrested inside the airport terminal.

In a statement, one of the cabin crew said: “The whole incident was completely unnecessary. I didn’t receive any injuries but I was shocked at the way he did that. It put me off balance. I’m surprised passengers feel they can get away with this kind of behaviour.”

Ian Cassidy, defending, said Scott had drunk alcohol because of his fear of flying and had initially felt sick when he asked to use the toilet.

He said: “He says it was clearly a stupid and regretful incident. He can’t believe he didn’t remain when he was told to. He can’t understand why he would do that.

“He is very, very apologetic. It is out of character.”

Scott was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £57 victim surcharge.