Overview

• Isleworth Crown Court sentenced Haden Pentecost, 41, to six months' imprisonment suspended for 12 months, plus 80 hours of unpaid work and £150 in costs.
• The San Francisco to Heathrow flight in May proceeded without his assistance after he failed pre-flight safety checks and became incoherent during the journey.
• Colleagues discovered him naked after he locked himself in a toilet; medical professionals on board assessed him and paramedics took him to Hillingdon Hospital on landing.
• Blood tests showed methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system, and British Airways later dismissed him from his role.
• Prosecutors said the incident caused a major distraction for the captain and crew but was not noticed by passengers, and the judge emphasized the seriousness of cabin-crew safety responsibilities.