Passenger pleads guilty to threatening crew on Aer Lingus flight

A 34-year-old passenger has pleaded guilty in a United States court to interfering with the flight crew of an Aer Lingus service from Dublin to Seattle, according to court proceedings cited in the report.

Prosecutors said the man had been drinking before the incident on June 19. He is accused of first harassing a passenger seated next to him, then forcibly restraining a flight attendant. He also allegedly threatened female crew members with sexual violence several times during the flight.

He now faces up to 20 years in prison after entering his guilty plea, along with a fine of as much as 250,000 dollars, roughly 215,000 euros, the report said.

The available information included no further details on sentencing dates or whether the flight was diverted. Aer Lingus was not quoted directly in connection with the case.