A teacher has been jailed for a drunken racist rant at fellow passengers moments before take off from Manchester. Zareena Shaid, 24, who was travelling to Ibiza with three pals, also used vile language to mock a man with a brain injury - and threatened to ‘knock out’ another holidaymaker.
Her drunken behaviour aboard Monarch flight ZB504 in September left passengers feeling ‘physically sick’ and scared for their safety, Manchester magistrates’ court heard. And on Tuesday, Shaid, a pre-school teacher, sobbed as she was led away in handcuffs after being jailed for 12-weeks by a judge who branded her behaviour ‘frankly disgusting’.
Prosecutor Carl Miles told the hearing that Shaid had been downing free drinks at Manchester airport’s Swissport executive lounge before boarding the flight. As the captain prepared to taxi, cabin crew became aware of an argument between the group of women and other passengers.
When Shaid, of Lynton Crescent, Widnes, was asked to be quiet by a passenger, she told him to ‘shut up’ and used a vile racist slur, the court was told.
