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BA Flight Attendant Pleads Guilty After Being Found Naked and High on Transatlantic Flight

Forensic tests later detected methamphetamine and amphetamine following his transfer to paramedics at Heathrow.

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Overview

  • Haden Pentecost, 41, admitted performing an aviation function while impaired at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court.
  • He was found naked and incoherent in a lavatory on a California-to-London flight after being stood down from duties.
  • Colleagues monitored him every 20 minutes during the flight, and paramedics took him to hospital on arrival at Heathrow.
  • A blood test presented in court showed methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system.
  • British Airways dismissed him and confirmed he no longer works for the airline; he was granted bail pending sentencing at Isleworth Crown Court.